People are worried about HMPV Virus but now a new concern all over the world due to a new virus. infection. The virus, which has been named Marburg, has killed 8 people in Tanzania. After these incidents, the World Health Organization (WHO) has started taking precautions. The WHO said on Wednesday that eight people have died from an outbreak of the suspected Marburg virus in a remote area of northern Tanzania.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement, “We have received reports of 9 cases of Marburg virus infection in Tanzania, of which 8 have died. According to the World Health Organization, the Marburg virus, like Ebola, spreads through contact with fruit and bats.
According to the WHO, if not treated in time, Marburg virus can be fatal for 88 percent of people infected with Marburg virus. Its symptoms include fever, muscle aches, diarrhea, vomiting, and in severe cases, death from excessive bleeding. Currently, there is no approved treatment or vaccine for Marburg virus. The risk assessment for the suspected outbreak in Tanzania is high at the national and regional level, but low at the global level, the WHO said. There was no immediate reaction from Tanzanian health authorities.
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The first case of Marburg was found in Rwanda The first outbreak of Marburg was reported in Rwanda on September 27, which was officially announced on December 20. Rwandan authorities had reported a total of 15 deaths and 66 cases, most of whom were health workers who had cared for infected patients. In 2023, at least five people died in an outbreak of the virus in Kagera, which shares a border with Rwanda.
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