The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Tuesday that five individuals had died in Tanzania from the Marburg virus sickness following an outbreak in the country’s north-west Kagera district.<\/p>\n
The first-ever instances of Marburg virus sickness in Tanzania were identified after laboratory testing were conducted on a reported odd ailment that had affected eight individuals.<\/p>\n
The patients had suffered fever, vomiting, bleeding, and renal failure, among other symptoms.<\/p>\n
Five of the eight cases, including one health care worker, have died, while the remaining three are being treated, according to the WHO.<\/p>\n
161 contacts have been identified and are currently being watched.<\/p>\n
Matshidiso Moeti, WHO’s regional director for Africa, stated that Tanzania’s health authorities’ efforts to identify the disease’s source demonstrated their determination to respond effectively to the outbreak.<\/p>\n
Moeti stated, “We are working with the government to immediately scale up control measures to stop the spread of the virus and quickly end the outbreak.”<\/p>\n
The WHO stated that it is assisting the country’s Ministry of Health in deploying an emergency team to Kagera to conduct additional epidemiological investigations.<\/p>\n
The Marburg virus disease, which is in the same family as the Ebola virus, is a highly contagious hemorrhagic fever with a mortality rate of up to 88 percent.<\/p>\n
The Marburg virus causes a sudden onset of high fever, severe headaches, and severe malaise.<\/p>\n
Many patients develop severe hemorrhagic signs within seven days, and there are currently no approved vaccinations or antiviral therapies for the virus.<\/p>\n
The virus is transmitted to humans by fruit bats and spreads by direct contact with the bodily fluids, surfaces, and objects of infected individuals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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