Spanish authorities discover the first possible case of Marburg disease

• Marburg disease has quarantined over 200 people in Equatorial Guinea.
• There are no licensed vaccinations or antiviral medications to treat it.
• The Marburg virus can have a death rate of up to 88%.

Spain has discovered its first probable case of Marburg disease, a fatal infectious disease that has quarantined over 200 people in Equatorial Guinea, according to health officials in the Spanish region of Valencia on Saturday.

A 34-year-old male who had just visited Equatorial Guinea has been relocated from a private hospital to an isolation unit at Valencia’s Hospital La Fe until tests are conducted, according to regional health authorities.

According to the World Health Organization, the Marburg virus can have a death rate of up to 88%. (WHO). There are no licensed vaccinations or antiviral medications to treat it.

On February 13, Equatorial Guinea isolated almost 200 people and limited movement in its Kie-Ntem district, where the hemorrhagic fever was initially detected.

According to the WHO, the small central African country has reported nine deaths and 16 suspected cases of the disease, with symptoms including fever, tiredness, blood-stained vomit, and diarrhea.

The WHO said that it was expanding its epidemiological surveillance in Equatorial Guinea.

Cameroonian officials discovered two potential cases of Marburg disease on February 13 in Olamze, a commune near the Equatorial Guinea border, according to the region’s public health delegate, Robert Mathurin Bidjang, on February 14.

Cameroon had restricted mobility along the border to attempt to avoid transmission.

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