The W.H.O has said that a suspected outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in Tanzania had killed eight people, warning that the risk of further spread in the country and region was “high”.

The United Nations Health Agency said it had informed its member states on Monday of an outbreak of suspected Marburg virus disease in the Kagera Region of Tanzania.

World Health Organization Chief said the W.H.O is aware of nine cases so far, including eight people who have died while further cases are expected in coming days as disease surveillance improves.

The announcement came less than a month after who declared over a three-month Marburg outbreak in neighbouring Rwanda, which killed 15 people.