The World Health Organization (WHO) is closely monitoring the Marburg fever epidemic that has been raging in Equatorial Guinea since February 13. Marburg virus, which like Ebola belongs to the filovirus (filamentous) family, causes severe hemorrhagic fevers that can be fatal. The official count so far is 16 laboratory-confirmed cases, including 11 deaths and 23 suspected cases. The virus is present in four states of this small central African country, which is being affected for the first time in its history. The patients were diagnosed specifically in Bata, the country’s most populous city with an airport and an international port.
If the number of cases, as such, is not a concern, the global health authorities are concerned about the spread of the virus in the area. “The cases observed in different marzes seem to have no direct connection between themexplains Eric LeRoy, a virologist and specialist…
Source: Le Figaro
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