The Marburg virus is the newest health scare on the global stage, with officials in the U.S. and other countries warning doctors to look out for the deadly disease that is circulating in two African countries.
, on the opposite coast, is dealing with its own outbreak of at least eight cases since late March.
The CDC describes Marburg disease as a rare but severe hemorrhagic fever that can affect humans and nonhuman primates. The agency has documented 15 outbreaks of varying size since 1967, with several countries in sub-Saharan Africa as the source. Certain bats in those countries are the natural reservoir species for the virus.
The CDC said it doesn’t think the twin outbreaks are related to each other but rather the result of independent spillover events from animals. The agency has scientists to assist with the response in both nations.
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