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Two Die From Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak In Ghana

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) - The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced the death of two persons from the country’s first-ever outbreak of the Marburg virus disease. The development was announced in a statement issued on Monday. According to the statement, two deaths have been recorded and at least 98 contacts have been traced and quarantined. African
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Two confirmed cases of Marburg virus in Ghana, both patients dead

The World Health Organization (WHO) and Ghana’s Ministry of Health have confirmed a Marburg virus outbreak in the country’s Ashanti region. The Ebola-like disease had two fatalities in the end of June, and an investigative team had been deployed to study and contain the Marburg virus. The virus comes from fruit bats, and transmits to humans through direct contact, bodily fluids, and surfaces that host the infection. The disease has up to an 88 percent fatality rate in cases. The 98 individua...
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