Kagera

American

[kah-gair-uh] / kɑˈgɛər ə /

noun

a river in equatorial Africa flowing into Lake Victoria from the west: the most remote headstream of the Nile. 430 miles (690 km) long.

Kagera British

/ kæˈɡɛrə /

noun

a river in E Africa, rising in headstreams on the border between Tanzania and Rwanda and flowing east to Lake Victoria: the most remote headstream of the Nile and largest tributary of Lake Victoria. Length: about 480 km (300 miles)

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President Samia Suluhu Hassan said at a press conference on Monday that health authorities had confirmed one case of Marburg in the north-western region of Kagera.

From BBC

Kagera is a transit hub with many people travelling to and from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda.

From BBC

On Tuesday, the global health agency said a total of nine suspected cases were reported over the last five days in the Kagera region, including eight deaths.

From BBC

The WHO cautioned that the risk of the suspected virus spreading in the region remained "high" because Kagera was a transit hub with much cross-border movement to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda.

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Following the reports, a team of experts was immediately deployed to Kagera region, where they collected specimens, said Tanzania's health minister.

From BBC

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