Ghana: Ghana Prepares for Possible First-Ever Marburg Virus Outbreak

[UN News] Preliminary findings of two Marburg virus cases have prompted Ghana to prepare for a potential outbreak of the disease. If confirmed, these would the first such infections recorded in the country, and only the second in West Africa. Marburg is a highly infectious viral haemorrhagic fever in the same family as the more well-known Ebola virus disease.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - Category: African Health Source Type: news