The WHO said there were currently nine deaths and 16 suspected cases with symptoms including fever, fatigue, diarrhea and vomiting.
DAKAR, Senegal – The World Health Organization says that Equatorial Guinea has confirmed its first-ever outbreak of Marburg disease, saying theIn a statement on Monday, the U.N. health agency confirmed the epidemic after samples from Equatorial Guinea were sent to a lab in Senegal to pinpoint the cause of disease after an alert from a local health official last week.
Marburg causes Marburg virus disease, a hemorrhagic fever that can affect the body’s organs and cause bleeding,Marburg virus is a zoonotic virus that, along with the six species of Ebola virus, comprises the filovirus family, the CDC said. Thirty-one people who were exposed to the virus while conducting research on monkeys became ill, and seven died, according to the CDC. Marburg virus disease symptomsSymptoms begin abruptly, with an intense fever and headache, according to the WHO.
Severe cases are accompanied by bleeding within the first week, according to WHO. Some patients vomit blood or pass it in their stool. Patients have also bleed from their gums, nose, and genitalia, the WHO said.
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