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Equatorial Guinea confirms eight more Marburg cases

Equatorial Guinea confirms eight more Marburg cases

EIGHT new confirmed cases of Marburg disease have been reported in Equatorial Guinea, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. This brings the total of laboratory-confirmed cases to nine and probable cases to 20 since the outbreak of the deadly disease similar to Ebola was declared in February. Twenty deaths have been reported. Of the eight new cases, two were reported from the Central African country's Kie-Ntem province, four from the Litoral province and two from Centre-Sur province, the WHO said in a statement. The areas reporting cases are about 150 kilometres (93 miles) apart, suggesting a wider transmission of the virus, the…
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Equatorial Guinea confirms country’s first Marburg virus disease outbreak -WHO

Equatorial Guinea confirms country’s first Marburg virus disease outbreak -WHO

EQUATORIAL Guinea has confirmed its first outbreak of the Marburg virus, a highly infectious and deadly disease similar to Ebola, following the deaths of at least nine people, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. The small Central African country quarantined more than 200 people and restricted movement last week in its Kie-Ntem province after detecting an unknown hemorrhagic fever. Neighboring Cameroon also restricted movement along its border over concerns about contagion. In addition to the nine deaths, Equatorial Guinea has reported 16 suspected cases of Marburg virus with symptoms including fever, fatigue and blood-stained vomit and diarrhoea, the WHO said.…
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