Category: Marburg Virus
Cases of Marburg going unreported in Equatorial Guinea, WHO says
STAT News The Marburg outbreak in Equatorial Guinea continues to grow, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, as the global health agency stated that it knows of confirmed cases that the country has not yet reported. To date Equatorial Guinea has acknowledged nine laboratory-confirmed cases, seven of whom have died. In addition, 20 other people […]
Mar 30, 2023
The government sends specialist doctors to Kagera, quarantine reaches 205
Tanzania News (Machine Translated) The quarantined citizens who are being monitored for Marburg symptoms have increased from 193 to 205 while the Minister of Health, Ummy Mwalimu said that no patients have increased. The people quarantined in Bukoba district, Kagera Region after coming into contact with Marburg patients have increased from 193 to 205 while […]
Mar 28, 2023
Burundi: Mysterious disease with symptoms resembling those of the Ebola virus appears
Burundi News (Machine Translated) An as yet unidentified disease killed three people in three days in the commune of Gitobe in the province of Kirundo and in the commune of Butihinda in the province of Muyinga (north-eastern Burundi). Symptoms developed by patients suffering from this disease resemble those of Ebola hemorrhagic virus or Marburg virus disease. In […]
Mar 28, 2023
Equatorial Guinea, Africa – Marburg Virus Disease Emergency Appeal
ReliefWeb Download PDF Report SITUATION OVERVIEW The Ministry of Health of Equatorial Guinea received reports of a cluster of deaths due to an unknown illness in two north-eastern districts of the continental region of Equatorial Guinea (Nsok-Nsomo and Ebebiyin). A total of nine people died from January 7 to February 6 with symptoms similar to […]
Mar 28, 2023
Marburg virus disease – United Republic of Tanzania
WHO Situation at a glance On 21 March 2023, the Ministry of Health (MoH) of the United Republic of Tanzania declared an outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) in the country. As of 22 March, a total of eight cases, including five deaths (case fatality ratio [CFR]: 62.5%) have been reported from two villages in […]
Mar 28, 2023
Forbes The World Health Organization has urged African health authorities to be vigilant to the spread of the deadly Marburg virus, following reports of a new outbreak in Tanzania and a slew of new cases in Equatorial Guinea, as experts in multiple countries scramble to contain the highly infectious Ebola-like disease for which there is […]
Mar 28, 2023
Marburg virus disease – Equatorial Guinea
WHO Situation at a glance Since the first Disease Outbreak News on this event was published on 25 February 2023, eight additional laboratory-confirmed cases of Marburg virus disease (MVD) have been reported in Equatorial Guinea. This brings the total to nine laboratory-confirmed cases and 20 probable cases since the declaration of the outbreak in February 2023. There […]
Mar 23, 2023
Tanzania reports a Marburg outbreak, Africa’s second this year
STAT News Africa is grappling with not one, but two outbreaks of Marburg fever, a disease that causes symptoms and a death rate comparable to Ebola, its viral cousin. Health officials in Tanzania announced Tuesday that they had confirmed the country’s first-ever Marburg outbreak, involving at least eight people so far, five of whom have […]
Mar 21, 2023
Cameroon Situation Update on Marburg
DOWNLOAD Marburg Virus Disease (MVM) Situation Report No. 3 HIGHLIGHTS Machine Translated AREAS OF INTERVENTION 1. MONITORING 1.1 Alert management Alerts come from health facilities (71.4%), calls from the community (21.4%) and investigation teams (7.2%). 1.2 Surveillance at points of entry In total 285 Disembarked, 285 Screened, 285 Sensitized and no suspected cases 2. CONTACT INVESTIGATION […]
Mar 14, 2023
(The Conversation) The World Health Organization confirmed an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus disease in the central African country of Equatorial Guinea on Feb. 13, 2023. To date, there have been 11 deaths suspected to be caused by the virus, with one case confirmed. Authorities are currently monitoring 48 contacts, four of whom have developed symptoms and […]
Mar 14, 2023