Cameroon has found two people suspected of having been infected with the Marburg virus and has no history of traveling to the outbreak-hit Equatorial Guinea region, while the WHO has sent a team of experts to help Equatorial. Guinea already
foreign media reports cameroon officials Two people suspected of having been infected with the Marburg virus have been found living in Olamsee. Communities bordering Equatorial Guinea It has announced the first confirmed outbreak of the Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea. countries in central africa On Monday, February 13, the past and the official Cameroon. Neighboring countries have taken strict measures to limit movement along their borders to avoid exposure to the deadly virus.
Robert Mathurin Bidjang, the top health official in the region where the suspected Marburg virus was found Addressing a meeting in Yaounde Cameroon’s capital that a suspected Marburg virus was found on February 13, the past was a young boy. The two girls, aged 16, had not previously traveled to the Marburg virus-hit area in Equatorial Guinea.
For this reason, the Cameroonian Therefore, 42 people in close contact with the two children were asked to present themselves in order to follow up on symptoms whether they were infected with the Marburg virus or not.
sideworld health organization (WHO) reported that It has sent a team of experts to Equatorial Guinea in the past week. to monitor the progress of the Marburg virus epidemic and help Equatorial Guinea control the outbreak After the World Health Organization confirmed the first outbreak of Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea. Causing at least 9 deaths and 16 people suspected of being infected
Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, said the Marburg virus was a highly infectious disease. Thanks to the Equatorial Guinea authorities for acting swiftly in confirming the presence of the Marburg virus in the country. because of emergency response This enables us to save lives and end the outbreak as quickly as possible.
The Marburg virus Considered a deadly virus It causes Marburg hemorrhagic fever and belongs to the same ‘genus’ as the Ebola virus. Classified as a deadly virus It has a fatality rate of up to 88% and can be transmitted through blood and feces contaminated, like Ebola.
