(Ecofin Agency) – After appearing in Angola, DRC, Kenya, South Africa and Uganda, the monkey pox virus, called Marburg virus, continues to spread in Africa. According to the WHO, two cases have been identified in Ghana.
Ghana is facing an outbreak of Marburg virus disease. The information was made public by the World Health Organization (WHO) via a Press release published on Sunday, July 17.
According to the WHO, two unrelated patients from the Ashanti region in the south of the country died after showing symptoms of the disease. Tests carried out by the Institut Pasteur in Dakar on samples from each of them have confirmed this thesis.
« The first case is a 26-year-old man who presented to hospital on June 26, and died the following day. The second is a 51-year-old man who presented to hospital on June 28 and died the same day. Both cases were treated at the same hospital “says the briefing note.
She specifies that several measures have been put in place to contain the epidemic. ” More than 90 contacts, including health workers and community members, have been identified and are being followed up “. Neighboring countries considered to be “high risk” have been informed by the UN institution, and are on alert. On the African continent, the disease has already appeared in Angola, DRC, Kenya, South Africa and Uganda.
Note that Côte d’Ivoire announced a press conference concerning the disease, this Tuesday, July 19. The Minister of Health, Pierre Dimba, is expected to announce the renewal of the state of emergency for a period of three months and the strengthening of epidemiological surveillance of diseases with epidemic potential.
Jean-Marc Gogbeu
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