This Tuesday (14), the World Health Organization (WHO) requested an urgent meeting to verify the possibility of outbreak from Marburg. The cases occurred in Equatorial Guinea, with nine confirmed deaths caused by the virus. Upon confirmation, the WHO issued a health alert statement.
Marburg virus is among the deadliest in the world
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The case has been studied since January 7 of this year and has been evaluated frequently, as directed by Ondo'o Ayekaba, the Minister of Health of Equatorial Guinea. So far, a suspicious death on February 10 raises doubts about the contagion of the virus.
The Ministry of Health of Equatorial Guinea states that it declared the state of atypical epidemiology in Nsok Nsomo after several deaths recorded with symptoms of vomiting, fever and bloody stools.
The Marburg virus belongs to the same family group as Ebola and is among the deadliest viruses in the world. The average lethality rate reaches 50% and, depending on the case, can reach 88%. The virus is transmitted to humans by bats or primates, causing hemorrhagic fever. Contagion between humans happens through saliva or body fluids, just like Covid-19.
The WHO said it will send reinforcements to the health of the country in order to combat the contagion of the disease. In a note, the WHO regional director located in Africa, Matshidiso Moeti, communicated the measure for health:
“The Marburg virus is highly contagious. Thanks to the quick and decisive action of the Equatorial Guinea authorities in confirming the disease, the emergency response can arrive quickly to save lives and stop the virus as soon as possible possible."
The virus was first spotted in 1967 and still has no vaccine to combat outbreaks. In 2004, an outbreak in Angola killed 90% of the 252 people infected with the virus. In 2022, two deaths in Ghana were also confirmed.
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