The Ministry of Health announced that no new cases of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) have been detected in Ethiopia over the past 21 days, signaling progress in containing the outbreak, though authorities warned that the outbreak will only be officially declared over after 42 consecutive days without new infections. In a statement released on 5 January 2026, the Ministry said that since the outbreak was confirmed in the South Ethiopia Region on 14 November 2025, laboratory tests have been conducted for 3,800 people. Among these, 14 tested positive for the virus, resulting in nine deaths and five recoveries, according to the Ethiopian Public Health Institute. Subscribe to Outbreak News TV on YouTubeThe Ministry also noted that public awareness campaigns reached over 20 million households by integrating information on Marburg virus prevention with the national polio campaign. Following World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines, an outbreak is declared officially over only after 42 days without new cases.

Source: Ethiopian News January 06, 2026 21:47 UTC