Authorities said over the weekend that cases of the deadly Ebola-like Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) had been found in Ghana, where the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an epidemic.
On July 10, tests for the Marburg virus were positive in two individuals from Ghana’s southern Ashanti area who ultimately perished. According to the source, Ghana Health Service (GHS) stated in a statement on Sunday that a laboratory in Senegal had independently corroborated their findings. According to the WHO, MVD, formerly known as Marburg hemorrhagic fever, is a serious sickness with symptoms such as headache, fever, muscular aches, and bleeding. The percentage of fatalities might range from 24 to 88 percent.
According to the WHO, the two Ghanian patients had diarrhea, a fever, nausea, and vomiting before passing away.
It has been hypothesized that the sickness is spreading more extensively since the two guys were unrelated.
According to the WHO, the Marburg virus is carried by fruit bats to humans, and it also transmits between individuals when they come into touch with infected surfaces and bodily fluids.
Since 1967, there have been twelve significant Marburg outbreaks, primarily in southern and eastern Africa. Depending on the virus type and case care, mortality rates in previous epidemics ranged from 24 to 88 percent, according to the WHO.