Marburg hemorrhagic fever be the next Ebola? One person has already died from it in Uganda, and 80 others are being monitored. But of course, we can’t ban flights from Africa like the UK and France did because it would spread the virus more or something. Marburg hemorrhagic fever is a severe and highly fatal disease caused by a virus from the same family as the one that causes Ebola hemorrhagic fever.
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| The next Ebola? Marburg hemorrhagic fever breaks out in Uganda |
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The deadly Marburg hemorrhagic fever has broken out in Uganda after samples taken to the Uganda Virus Institute tested positive, a top government official said Sunday.
Elioda Tumwesigye, minister of state for health told reporters that one person has so far died and 80 others are being monitored in central Uganda and the western district of Kasese.
“The Ministry of Health would like to inform the country of an outbreak Marburg which has so far killed one person. Another person who has developed signs is being monitored,” he said.
He said the index case died on Sept. 28 after developing signs of Marburg which was later confirmed by laboratory tests. The minister said the deceased’s brother has also developed signs and is currently under isolation.
He added that all the people that had contact with them are being monitored.