At least nine people in southern Ethiopia have been infected with Marburg virus, a deadly illness similar to Ebola.
This marks the country's first known outbreak of the highly contagious disease, the World Health Organization said.
Ethiopia's Ministry of Health has also confirmed the cases.
WHO director general Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the agency "is actively supporting Ethiopia to contain the outbreak and treat infected people, and supporting all efforts to address the potential of cross-border spread," The Washington Post reported.
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