Category: Marburg Virus
The SPIN framework to control and prevent the Marburg virus disease outbreak in Equatorial Guinea
NIH Abstract A full grasp of the epidemiological factors promoting transmission is necessary for responding to highly infectious diseases, which involves their control and prevention. With the recent outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in Equatorial Guinea, we saw the need to re-shed some technical light based on our field experiences and published literature. We […]
Jun 6, 2023
Tanzania Declares End of Deadly Marburg Virus Outbreak
VOA Tanzania on Friday declared the end of a deadly outbreak of the Marburg virus, more than two months after it was first confirmed, the World Health Organization said. Nine cases – eight confirmed and one probable – and six deaths were recorded in the outbreak of the hemorrhagic fever in the northwestern region of […]
Jun 6, 2023
Equatorial Guinea declares end of Marburg outbreak
LaPresensa Equatorial Guinea’s vice president, Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, declared late Monday an end to a Marburg virus outbreak, which caused 17 confirmed cases in the country, including 12 deaths. “After not registering Marburg infections during the 21 days stipulated by the WHO, and after the excellent work and results obtained in the fight and […]
May 16, 2023
Marburg death toll in Tanzania rises to six after baby dies
East African Tanzanian health authorities on Saturday said that an 18-month-old child died of Marburg virus disease in the northwestern region of Kagera. The death of the child brought the country’s Marburg death toll to six since its outbreak in the region on March 21, 2023, the Minister of Health Ummy Mwalimu announced when she released an […]
May 2, 2023
Toll in Equatorial Guinea Marburg outbreak rises to 12
GMA Network The death toll in Equatorial Guinea from an outbreak of Marburg virus, a cousin of Ebola hemorrhagic fever, has risen to 12, the health ministry said on Monday. The figures are a provisional toll based on lab-confirmed tests as of April 21, it said in an update, adding that 116 people were currently […]
Apr 25, 2023
WHO Marburg Virus Disease in Equatorial Guinea where in the last week, two healthcare workers that had contracted the virus were discharged from a WHO supported treatment center. There has now been a total of 16 laboratory-confirmed MVD cases. Among these cases, 11 people have died. 23 probable cases of MVD have also been reported […]
Apr 18, 2023
Marburg virus disease – Equatorial Guinea
WHO This Disease Outbreak News was amended on 17 April 2023 to include information on partner coordination as part of the ongoing response measures. Situation at a glance Since the last Disease Outbreak News on this event was published on 22 March 2023 (with data as of 21 March 2023), six additional laboratory-confirmed cases of Marburg virus […]
Apr 18, 2023
Mobile Lab Detects Marburg Virus
Rapid Microbiology Marburg Virus (MARV) has been wreaking havoc in Africa, with 5 deaths reported from Tanzania in the last 24 hours. Earlier this year, Equatorial Guinea reported an outbreak of MARV with 9 fatalities. This Ebola-like hemorrhagic virus is characterized by symptoms of high fever, followed by bleeding and organ failure. Something that can […]
Apr 18, 2023