The World Health Organization says Guinea has declared the end of an outbreak of the Marburg virus, which belongs to the same family as Ebola,
Health authorities in the country confirmed West Africa’s first recorded case of Marburg on August 9, in a man whose infection was detected after he had died a week earlier.
Guinean health authorities began monitoring the Marburg victim’s contact cases.
WHO Africa director Matshidiso Moeti added that Guinea’s growing expertise in responding to viral outbreaks had prevented a spillover and saved lives.
The World Health Organization says Guinea has declared the end of an outbreak of the Marburg virus, which belongs to the same family as Ebola,
Health authorities in the country confirmed West Africa’s first recorded case of Marburg on August 9, in a man whose infection was detected after he had died a week earlier.
Guinean health authorities began monitoring the Marburg victim’s contact cases.
WHO Africa director Matshidiso Moeti added that Guinea’s growing expertise in responding to viral outbreaks had prevented a spillover and saved lives.
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