DOH monitoring “Marburg virus” in Equatorial Guinea, Central Africa, high mortality rate It is transmitted through blood and feces like Ebola.
DOH monitoring “Marburg virus” in Equatorial Guinea, Central Africa, high mortality rate It is transmitted through blood and feces like Ebola.
Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public Health said that the Ministry of Public Health has been monitoring the situation of infectious disease outbreaks.Marburg virus (Marburg virus disease) in the countryEquatorial Guinea (Equatorial Guinea) in Central Africa, which haspatient diedAt least 9 cases have been reported. All of the fatalities were severely infected. Fever and vomiting blood There were also 16 suspected cases, most of them with fever, fatigue, bloody vomiting and diarrhea. The relevant agencies are conducting additional disease investigations andworld health organizationHas sent a team of experts to investigate the disease in the affected area. to follow up and detain contacts and provide medical treatment to patients who show symptoms Including managing emergency response situations to prevent a wide spread.
Marburg virus infection It is a disease with high severity. Thailand has designated it as 1 in 13 dangerous communicable diseases. According to the Communicable Diseases Act B.E. 2558, the morbidity rate is as high as 88%.Ebola virus is Filoviridae, the patient will have a high fever severe headache Many had severe bleeding and diarrhea. Like Ebola, it can be transmitted through blood and feces. The virus has been found in bats and is transmitted to humans. It is also transmitted through direct contact with the blood and body secretions of an infected person. or touching the contaminated virus on various material surfaces There is currently no vaccine or antiviral drug that can treat Marburg virus infection. The treatment is palliative according to the symptoms.
Dr. Tares Krassanairawiwong Director General Department of Disease Control added that Even now, Thailand has not found any cases of Marburg virus infection. But nowadays there are travel from different countries. to Thailand increased Department of Disease Control will closely monitor the situation from the World Health Organization and other agencies to continuously analyze and assess risks At this time, no travel ban has been announced. But focusing on screening measures for travelers from Equatorial Guinea and neighboring countries Recently, there were news reports that two more suspected cases were found near the border of Cameroon. adjacent to the endemic area in Equatorial Guinea. Therefore, the level of preparation of surveillance and screening systems has been increased at all international communicable disease control checkpoints. as well as notifying public health facilities across the country
If a suspected patient is found, the sample must be collected for laboratory confirmation and reported to the suspected patient within 3 hours. Notify a communicable disease control officer at the Provincial Public Health Office or a hospital under the Ministry of Public Health. For more information, please contact the Department of Disease Control hotline number 1422.