In Tanzania, five people died from an unknown infection

Tanzania's Ministry of HEALTH has warned of the spread of an unknown infection in the northwest of the country, from which five people have already died. Symptoms include fever, vomiting,

An unknown infectious disease was discovered in northwestern Tanzania, five infected people died, seven more people showed symptoms of the disease, Arab News reports citing the republic's Ministry of Health.

The ministry clarified that the symptoms of the disease include fever, vomiting, bleeding and kidney failure. The disease has been identified in the northwestern region of Kagera, bordering Uganda.

A rapid response team to combat infectious diseases was sent to the scene, Tanzanian Health Minister Tumaini Nagu said. “Samples were taken from patients and the deceased to determine the source and type of illness,” she said.

According to the British Daily Mail, in July last year, three people with similar symptoms died in Tanzania's southern Lindi region. Later, studies determined that people were sick with leptospirosis, an acute infectious disease caused by bacteria of the genus Leptospira. The disease is also accompanied by fever, damage to the liver, kidneys and capillaries.

Tanzania is a country in East Africa. it borders Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique to the south. The population of the country is about 60 million people, most of whom live below the poverty line.

Outbreaks of infectious diseases in Tanzania occur regularly. So, in September 2019, the UN accused Tanzania of hiding data on cases of Ebola.

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