Tag: Marburg Virus
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Rwanda: Funeral sizes slashed to manage spread of Marburg virus outbreak
Rwanda has limited the size of funerals for Marburg virus victims to help control the spread of the highly infectious disease.The outbreak, Rwanda's...
Independent Africa
Marburg virus outbreak in Tanzania declared over
Tanzania has declared the Marburg virus outbreak to be over. In March, the presence of the haemorrhagic fever was initially established in the northwestern...
Independent Africa
Tanzania: Confirms upsurge of Marburg Virus Disease
Tanzania has now acknowledged a Marburg virus disease outbreak.Following the deaths of at least five people in Kagera and Bukoba, preliminary investigations revealed that...
World
Marburg virus: Equatorial Guinea confirms outbreak
The Marburg virus, a highly contagious illness belonging to the same virus family as Ebola, has been reported as having made its first appearance...
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Ghana’s Marburg virus outbreak is over, says GHS
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says the country is free from the Marburg virus disease.This follows the successful discharge from the hospital, of the...
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Don’t impose travel restrictions over Marburg virus, observe COVID-19 safety protocols WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said, although some cases of the Marburg virus have been recorded in Ghana, there is no need to...
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Two die of deadly Marburg virus, 98 quarantined
Two people have died after contracting the deadly Marburg virus in Ghana, the Ghana Health Service (GHS)has confirmed.Both cases were detected in the Ashanti...
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Ghana records first two cases of deadly Marburg Virus (MVD)
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed the presence of two Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) cases in the Ashanti Region.The highly infectious disease was...