Marburg virus confirmed in Equatorial Guinea. Health Minister Mitoha Ondo Ayekaba said at a press conference that nine people have died due to the virus. He announced that a province had been quarantined. The newly reported Marburg virus belongs to the Ebola virus family.
Nine deaths occurred between January 7 and February 7. The health minister said a health alert has been declared in Key-Entem province and the neighboring district of Mongomo. 4,325 people in K-Ntem have been quarantined. He added that the lockdown will be implemented after consultation with the World Health Organization and the United Nations.
Like Ebola, Marburg can be deadly. Marburg virus causes Marburg virus disease (MVD), formerly known as Marburg hemorrhagic fever. The disease caused by the Marburg virus, a member of the Ebola virus family, has an 88% mortality rate. The virus was first reported in 1967 in Marburg, Germany and Belgrade, Serbia.
Marburg virus is spread through contact with the fluids, tissues, and tissues of an infected person or source. It can spread from animals to humans or from humans to humans. Human-to-human transmission occurs through bodily fluids, skin, tissues, and blood of infected individuals. The disease is also spread by using bedding and clothing contaminated with secretions.
Story Highlights: Deadly Ebola-Like Virus Kills 9 In Equatorial Guinea
