West Africa’s first case of the extremely contagious and deadly Marburg virus was confirmed in Guinea August 9, 2021, said the WHO.
- The virus, which is carried by bats and has a fatality rate of up to 88 percent, was found in samples taken from a patient who died on 2 August in southern Gueckedou prefecture.
- Marburg virus is a highly dangerous pathogen that causes haemorrhagic fever.
- lts average fatality rate is 50%, in arange of 24- 88% .
- Virus is part of the so- called filovirus family, to which the Ebola virus also belongs.
- The common symptoms of a Marburg infection are fever, headache, fatigue, abdominal pain and gingival hemorrhage.
