The World Health Organization has reported that two possible cases of Ebola-like Marburg virus have been discovered in the African country of Ghana, which if approved will mark the first ever infections in a West African country. From an initial analysis of samples taken from two patients in southern Ghana, they were found positive and the two died
The World Health Organization has announced that in the country of Ghana in Africa, two cases have been reported suspected of the Marburg virus, an infectious fever from the Ebola family, transmitted to humans by fruit bats, and transmitted through humans through direct contact and food surfaces, according to the World Health Organization. Marburg can be very harmful and deadly: mortality rates in previous outbreaks have ranged from 24% to 88%.
The World Health Organization said a preliminary analysis of samples taken from two patients from the Ashanti region in southern Ghana was positive and the two died, but they were submitted for full approval to the Senegalese institute, which works with the UN health agency. , Fever, nausea and vomiting.
“Preparations for a possible outbreak response are underway as further investigations take place,” the World Health Organization said in a statement.
The World Health Organization has said that if the cases are indeed confirmed as Marburg, this will be the second time the disease has been detected in West Africa, after Guinea confirmed a single case that was discovered last August. Previous outbreaks of Marburg and isolated cases have appeared in Angola, Congo, Kenya, South Africa and Uganda, the World Health Organization said.