Outbreaks of the highly infections and deadly hemorrhagic Marburg virus have been reported in the far east and west of Africa, health authorities said, testing the readiness of health ministries battle-hardened by exposure to covid-19 and Ebola.
Outbreaks of the highly infectious and deadly hemorrhagic Marburg virus have killed a total of 12 people in Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania, health authorities said, testing the readiness of health ministries battle-hardened by exposure to theIt’s the first time the disease has been detected in both countries, which are on opposite sides of the African continent.
In the West African nation of Equatorial Guinea local authorities confirmed seven deaths out of nine cases since Feb. 13.“We should be able to mitigate the risks associated with this outbreak,” Braka said Thursday, emphasizing that both nations were testing and isolating suspected cases, were educating the public about health risks and had alerted countries with borders near the outbreaks.
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