The Marburg virus has caused high fever, hemorrhage and organ failure. And Kenya and Uganda have strengthened security along their borders. The Kagera region in Tanzania’s northwest is where the outbreak was first noticed. After the Marburg virus claimed the lives of five individuals in Tanzania’s neighbor, Kenya and Uganda strengthened security along their borders … Read more
Five people have died from the Marburg virus in Tanzania. Which is related to the Ebola virus. And kills about half of those who contract it. Five people have died from the Marburg virus in Tanzania’s Kagera district, according to the health ministry. The fatal Ebola-like virus frequently causes high fever, which is followed by … Read more
The death on Tuesday brings the total number of fatalities in Ghana to three. Ghana registered its first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus last month. Outbreak is only the second in West Africa, after first detected in Guinea. A boy from Ghana who had the highly contagious Marburg virus—which is similar to Ebola—died; according to a … Read more
Marburg hemorrhagic fever happens by a unique zoonotic RNA virus of the filovirus family. The onset of the disease is sudden and starts by fever, chills, headache, and myalgia. It can progress to serious disease with high mortality. In Ghana, two more Marburg cases are in findings, including the original case’s family. Sadly, one of … Read more
WHO says two persons in Ghana have the Marburg virus sickness. The virus is a highly contagious viral hemorrhagic illness from the same family as Ebola. Ghana Health Service has warned Ghanaians to avoid mines and caverns. WHO says two persons in Ghana have the extremely dangerous Marburg virus sickness. The virus was detected in … Read more
Ghana has confirmed its first two cases of the highly infectious Marburg virus disease. The patients, who later died, tested positive for the virus from the southern Ashanti region. World Health Organization says more than 90 contacts are being monitored. The Marburg virus sickness, which is very contagious, has now been verified in two instances … Read more
Ghana has confirmed its first two cases of Marburg virus, World Health Organization (WHO) says. Two unrelated patients from Ghana’s southern Ashanti region tested positive for the virus and later died. Virus is transmitted to humans by fruit bats and can then be spread human-to-human. Ghana has confirmed its first two cases of the highly … Read more
