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Equatorial Guinea confirms 13 cases of Marburg virus

Posted on 01 Month 04 2023

Since the outbreak of the disease in Equatorial Guinea, 9 people have died, one has recovered and 825 cases are related to infections.

*Medical staff working in a laboratory in West Africa. Photo: WHO.*

Equatorial Guinea's health officials have confirmed that the country has had 13 cases of the disease caused by the Marburg virus since the start of the epidemic. This statistic comes after the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) urged the central African country's government to officially report new cases, according to Reuters.

According to WHO, the disease caused by Marburg virus has a mortality rate of up to 88%. Marburg was transmitted to humans from fruit bats and belongs to the same family of viruses that cause Ebola.

Symptoms of the disease include fever, fatigue, vomiting blood, and diarrhea. Currently, the health sector has no approved vaccine or antiviral treatment to treat this disease.

In a post on Twitter, the Ministry of Health of Equatorial Guinea said that since the outbreak of the disease, nine people have died, one has recovered. 825 people from contact with infected people are actively tracing by the health sector.

Equatorial Guinea confirmed its first outbreak in February. Since last week, the country has reported 9 laboratory-confirmed infections, bringing the number of suspected cases to 20.

The WHO added that Tanzania also had a virus outbreak, recording eight cases and five deaths in Kagera, the country's northwestern region. Currently, WHO is working with local governments and vaccine manufacturers to conduct trials in affected countries.

* SOURCE: https://zingnews.vn/guinea-xich-dao-xac-nhan-13-ca-nhiem-virus-marburg-post1416818.html

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