Two cases of a deadly virus with an average death rate of 50% have been detected for the first time in Ghana.
Authorities in the West African nation announced yesterday that the Marburg virus disease had been confirmed in a southern region.The Ebola-like condition hits sufferers suddenly, causing high fever, severe headaches and internal and external bleeding.No vaccine or treatment exists for the highly infectious virus, which is almost as deadly as Ebola.
There have been outbreaks of the virus in Africa before – but this is only the second time in west Africa The samples were then sent to the Pasteur Institute in Senegal which confirmed the diagnosis, the Ghana Health Service said. A total of 98 people identified as contact cases are currently in quarantine, the GHS added, noting that no other cases of Marburg had yet been detected in Ghana.The outbreak was discovered in the Ashanti region
Previous outbreaks and sporadic cases of Marburg in Africa have been reported in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, South Africa and Uganda, according to the organisation.Ghanaian health authorities said: ‘The public is therefore advised to avoid caves inhabited by bat colonies and to cook all meat products “thoroughly” before consumption.’
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