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Uganda Marburg Scare Triggers US Health Alert

A suspected case of Marburg virus — a highly lethal haemorrhagic fever related to Ebola — has been reported in Uganda, prompting an alert from US health authorities. The potential case comes at a particularly difficult time for Kampala, which is simultaneously battling an Ebola outbreak. Details remain scarce, but the convergence of two deadly viral threats in a single country has put international health agencies on high alert.

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