Malabo: The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the spread of the highly dangerous Marburg virus that started four months ago in the Central African country of Equatorial Guinea has ended. So far 35 people are believed to have died of Marburg disease in the country. All of them have not been confirmed infected. Marburg in Tanzania a few days ago that the spread is over WHO had announced.
It’s been 42 days No suspected cases of Marburg plague have been reported in Equatorial Guinea. The last patient was discharged from the hospital. The outbreak of Marburg in the country was discovered on February 13 after nine people died in Keentum province.
According to the WHO, a sample of 17 people with symptoms was confirmed by laboratory testing. 12 deaths have been confirmed. It is concluded that 23 other people who died in the country may have been infected with Marburg. Cases have been detected in eight provinces of the country. At the same time, experts warned that the fear of Marburg virus in African countries is not over.
In Angola during 2004 – 2005 Marburg Of the 252 people infected with the virus, 227 died.Like Ebola, the Marburg virus, which is transmitted by bats, has a fatality rate of up to 88 percent. African fruit fly can spread to humans from bats or other animals that carry the virus.
Angola, D.R. Marburg has previously been reported in many parts of Africa, including Congo, Kenya, South Africa and Uganda. There is currently no treatment or vaccine for Marburg virus, which spreads from person to person. Symptoms include high fever, headache, body aches, brain fever and bleeding.
#Marburg #scare #Equatorial #Guinea
2023-06-09 00:57:12
