Shocked once more! Ghana confirms two deaths from Marburg, suggesting the same family as Ebola
BBC A report on July 18 states that Ghana has confirmed a confirmed case of the virus.Marburg“The deadly virus belonging to the same family as the first two Ebola virus cases, with both cases reported to have died following being admitted to hospital. There are currently 98 high-risk groups requiring quarantine.
The report states that the Marburg virus It is a virus that spreads from fruit bats to humans and can be transmitted through secretions. While the infected person will have severe symptoms such as headache, fever, muscle pain. vomiting blood and bleeding
Ghanaian authorities have warned residents to avoid approaching the bats’ caves and eat cooked food to prevent the Marburg infection.
The World Health Organization In Africa, an outbreak of Marburg virus has been reported in Angola. The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, South Africa and Uganda, with the first outbreak in Germany in 1967, at the time killed seven people, while the worst outbreak occurred in Ango. Leave in 2005 with more than 200 deaths.
