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AFRICA: Nine deaths from "Marburg virus"; 6 suspected cases;

Key Entom: Nine deaths from Marburg virus have been reported in Key Entom province in the African country of Equatorial Guinea. Apart from this, 16 suspected cases have also been reported. About two hundred people were quarantined. It is a very serious viral disease similar to the 'Ebola' virus. The mortality rate from the disease is up to 88%. The World Health Organization has confirmed an outbreak of Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea, with 9 confirmed cases of the virus.

Symptoms of the virus

The World Health Organization has stated that the Marburg virus is highly contagious. Marburg virus belongs to the same virus family that causes Ebola virus disease. High fever, severe headache and malaise are the main symptoms of the disease. The incubation period of the virus ranges from two to 21 days. The disease is difficult to diagnose in some people because it is similar to typhoid and malaria.

How to pour?

The virus is transmitted to humans from fruit bats. The disease is transmitted through direct contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person.

treatment

There are currently no vaccines or antiviral treatments available for this virus. The virus can be combated with supportive care, rehydration with oral or intravenous fluids, or specific symptom-based treatment.

Teams of experts have been deployed in the affected districts to trace those who have come in contact with the infected, isolate those who show symptoms and provide medical assistance.

Although the disease has previously been reported sporadically in other parts of Africa, including Angola, DR Congo, Guinea, Kenya, South Africa and Uganda, this is the first time Marburg virus has been confirmed in the Central African country. Two deaths from Marburg virus were reported in Ghana last July. But in September, officials said the spread had ended.

WHO has deployed experts in epidemiology, case management, infection prevention, laboratory and risk communication to manage health emergencies. Equatorial Guinea authorities confirmed the disease very quickly, so the measures could have been expedited, so many lives could have been saved, and the virus could have been contained sooner, said WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moiti said.

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