Marburg in Equatorial Guinea not yet under control

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The number of confirmed cases of Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea has risen to nine, seven of whom have died. In addition, there are twenty suspected victims of the highly contagious virus, all of whom have died.

The Central African country has been struggling for the first time since February 7 with an outbreak of Marburg, or Marburg haemorrhagic fever as it was first called. The World Health Organization (WHO) has deployed experts to support local health authorities. Eight new confirmed infections have been added since the end of February. The new victims were not all linked to each other, two were located about 150 kilometers from each other. According to the WHO, this suggests an as yet undetected spread of the virus.

Marburg is a deadly and highly contagious virus related to the Ebola virus, for which no vaccines or antiviral treatments are currently available. Outbreaks are rare. The Marburg virus is spread by certain bats. Previous outbreaks and sporadic cases of Marburg have been reported in other African countries.

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