Monrovia – The World Health Organization (WHO)-Liberia Country Office has notified the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) of two confirmed cases of Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever in Gueckedou, the Republic of Guinea. This is the first time Marburg, a highly infectious disease that causes haemorrhagic fever, has been identified in the country, and in West Africa. Gueckedou, where Marburg has been confirmed, is also the same region where cases of the 2021 Ebola outbreak in Guinea as well as the 2014–2016 West Africa outbreak were initially detected. The potential for the Marburg virus to spread far and wide means we need to interrupt its transmission. Some Key Facts of Marburg Haemorrhagic fever (MVD)

Source: Front Page Africa August 11, 2021 10:04 UTC