Equatorial Guinea: Press Release On Marburg Virus Disease in Equatorial Guinea
[Africa CDC] Addis Abeba, Ethiopia -- On 13 February 2023, the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MoH) of Equatorial Guinea reported a confirmed Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak in the Kie Ntem province in the North Western part of the country. One confirmed case, nine deaths and 16 suspected cases have been reported from two communities in this province. This is the first MVD outbreak that has ever been declared in Equatorial Guinea. The source of this outbreak is still unclear and genome sequencing results are still pending. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 15, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
What You Need To Know About The Outbreak Of Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever In Equatorial Guinea And Cameroon
Equatorial Guinea has reported nine deaths and sixteen suspected cases of Marbug virus disease, and Cameroon has reported an additional two suspected cases, in an outbreak that began on February 7, 2023. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - February 15, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: John Drake, Contributor Tags: Science /science Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Source Type: news
Now Marburg virus spreads to Cameroon
An extremely deadly disease is feared to be spreading in Africa after Cameroon said it had detected two suspected cases of Marburg virus. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
WHO convenes 'urgent' meeting over outbreak of deadly Marburg virus
The World Health Organization (WHO) convened an urgent meeting Tuesday amid an outbreak of one of the deadliest diseases known to man in Africa. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Equatorial Guinea Confirms First Outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease
DAKAR, Senegal — The World Health Organization says that Equatorial Guinea has confirmed its first-ever outbreak of Marburg disease, saying the Ebola-related virus is responsible for at least nine deaths in the tiny Western African country.
In a statement on Monday, the U.N. health agency confirmed the epidemic after samples from Equatorial Guinea were sent to a lab in Senegal to pinpoint the cause of disease after an alert from a local health official last week.
The WHO said there were currently nine deaths and 16 suspected cases with symptoms including fever, fatigue, diarrhea and vomiting. The agency said it was s...
Source: TIME: Health - February 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Associated Press Tags: Uncategorized Disease healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
What Do We Know About Marburg Virus Disease?
(MedPage Today) -- The World Health Organization announced that Equatorial Guinea confirmed its first outbreak of Marburg virus disease, after one sample tested positive. Nine deaths and 16 suspected cases have also been linked to the outbreak... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 14, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
What to know about the deadly Marburg virus as new outbreak emerges
Closely related to Ebola, the Marburg virus has killed at least nine people in Equatorial Guinea. Its symptoms include severe hemorrhaging. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - February 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Adela Suliman Source Type: news
Equatorial Guinea: Equatorial Guinea Confirms First-Ever Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak
[WHO-AFRO] Brazzaville/Malabo -- Equatorial Guinea today confirmed its first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease. Preliminary tests carried out following the deaths of at least nine people in the country's western Kie Ntem Province turned out positive for the viral haemorrhagic fever. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 14, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
What Is Marburg? What You Need To Know About The Deadly Virus Detected In Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea confirmed the country’s first outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus on Monday, placing it on high alert months after another outbreak was reported in Ghana as experts scramble to contain the highly infectious Ebola-like disease for which there is no approved vaccine or treatment.…#equatorialguinea #ghana #marburg #westafrica #african #africa #cdc #frankfurt #belgrade #yugoslavia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What Is Marburg? What You Need To Know About The Deadly Virus Detected In Equatorial Guinea
There are no treatments or vaccines approved for Marburg, a virus in the same family as Ebola with a fatality rate between 24% to 88%. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - February 14, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Robert Hart, Forbes Staff Tags: Business /business Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Science /science Breaking breaking-news Source Type: news
Marburg Virus Outbreak; 3 Killed in MSU Shooting; Medical Societies Back CMS Reform
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The World Health Organization said Equatorial Guinea confirmed its first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease, after one of eight samples tested positive. Nine deaths and 16... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 14, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Equatorial Guinea: Health Minister Confirms Marburg Virus Outbreak
[DW] Nine people have died in Equatorial Guinea from an "outbreak" of Marburg virus, the country's health minister and the WHO said. The hemorrhagic fever is nearly as deadly as Ebola. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 14, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
New Marburg Virus Outbreak Confirmed In Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea has just confirmed its first outbreak of deadly Marburg virus, a hemorrhagic fever related to Ebola. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - February 13, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Judy Stone, Senior Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Source Type: news
Marburg vaccine shows promising results in first-in-human study
An experimental vaccine against Marburg virus (MARV) was safe and induced an immune response in a small, first-in-human clinical trial. (Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases)
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - January 30, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Ebola and Marburg haemorrhagic fevers: outbreaks and case locations
Information about incidents and outbreaks of Ebola and Marburg, both viral haemorrhagic fevers (VHF). (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - January 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
