MALABO (Equatorial Guinea), Feb 28 — Two more people in Equatorial Guinea have died of Marburg haemorrhagic fever, a cousin of the Ebola virus, bringing the toll of fatalities to...
MALABO , Feb 28 — Two more people in Equatorial Guinea have died of Marburg haemorrhagic fever, a cousin of the Ebola virus, bringing the toll of fatalities to 11, the authorities say.
Work is underway “to strengthen assessment of the spread of the epidemic,” said the statement, read on national television. The Marburg virus is a rare but highly dangerous pathogen that causes severe fever, often accompanied by bleeding and organ failure. The central African state announced on February 13 that nine people had died from Marburg between January 7 and February 7.The national authorities have declared a health alert in the remote northeastern province of Kie-Ntem province and in the neighbouring district of Mongomo, which are located on the border with Cameroon and Gabon.
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