Ghana, a country in West Africa, has officially confirmed two cases of the Marburg virus, the Ghana Health Service said on July 18. During the 1967 outbreak, human cases of Marburg virus disease occurred in Belgrade, Siberia, which is outside Africa. Another instance of an outbreak of the Marburg virus disease occurring outside Africa was in 2008, when a Dutch …
New Delhi: A case of the Marburg virus disease or MVD was reported from West Africa, the World Health Organization has said. Rousettus bats are the natural hosts for the Marburg virus, even though in the first outbreak the source were the Green monkeys. Symptoms Of Marburg A person can begin to show symptoms from anywhere between two and 21 …
New Delhi: Officials in Guinea have confirmed the first case of a virus disease called Marburg. "The potential for the Marburg virus to spread far and wide means we need to stop it in its tracks," said Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, as quoted by AFP. "This is the first time Marburg, a highly infectious disease that …
