On the 22nd local time, the World Health Organization said that Equatorial Guinea reported 8 more confirmed cases of Marburg hemorrhagic fever, following the outbreak of Marburg haemorrhagic fever in Equatorial Guinea in mid-February this year, the country has a total of 9 confirmed cases.
Of the nine confirmed cases of Marburg haemorrhagic fever reported cumulatively in Equatorial Guinea, seven have died, WHO said in a statement; There are another 20 suspected cases, all dead. In addition, cases occurred in areas more than 150 km apart, indicating widespread transmission of the virus.
In addition to Equatorial Guinea, Tanzania also reported eight confirmed cases, including five deaths, this week. In addition, two suspected cases were also detected last month in Cameroon's border area with Equatorial Guinea, Reuters reported. To prevent contagion, Cameroon has restricted the movement of people across borders between the two countries.
According to WHO, symptoms of Marburg haemorrhagic fever include high fever, fatigue, vomiting and diarrhoea. The virus attacks multiple organs in the body and causes malfunction. The natural host of this virus is African fruit bats, which can be transmitted to humans through body fluids such as blood and can be transmitted from person to person.
According to WHO statistics, the average fatality rate of Marburg virus is about 50%, and no targeted vaccines or specific drugs have been approved. Since 1967, there have been more than a dozen Marburg virus outbreaks in Africa, concentrated in southern and eastern Africa.
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Source: Changchun Evening News