On February 14, 2023, foreign news agencies reported The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that the Government of Equatorial Guinea Countries in Central Africa reported cases of ‘Marburg virus’ (Marburg virus) which causes ‘Marburg hemorrhagic fever’ in the country for the first time Nine people have died, while more than 200 high-risk contacts have been quarantined.
According to the United States Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Marburg virus disease is a severe hemorrhagic fever. caused by Marburg virus infection and as serious as with the Ebola virus (Ebola) because they are relatives The Marburg virus is classified in the Family (family) or ‘family’ the same as the Ebola virus. which caused the infected person to die at a rate of up to 88%
While it was reported that hundreds of people in Equatorial Guinea are suspected of being infected with the Marburg virus. Cameroon and Gabon Movement around the border is restricted. with concern about the spread of Marburg virus in the Republic of Equatorial Guinea.
