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FIRST WEST AFRICAN CASE OF DEADLY MARBURG VIRUS

DISEASE

Date
Status
ALERT
Aid Zone
AFRICA
Countries
Guinea
Agency
OCHA
Last verified
2021-08-22

Situation

On 9 August, the World Health Organization announced its support to Guinea following a confirmed death from Marburg virus disease, the first recorded case in the country and in West Africa. The virus is related to Ebola and, like COVID-19, is transmitted from animal hosts to humans. It is carried by bats and has a fata

Provenance

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