Two cases of Marburg virus disease, a hemorrhagic fever almost as deadly as Ebolahave been recorded in Ghana, the very first in the country, health authorities announced on Sunday.
On July 8, blood samples from two people taken in the Ashanti region (south) suggested the Marburg virus and the samples had been sent to the Pasteur Institute in Dakar (IDP) for confirmation, the Health Service said. Ghanaian (GHS).
“Additional testing at IDP, Senegal corroborated the results“, announced on Sunday Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, director-general of the GHS, in a press release.
“This is the first time that Ghana has confirmed (the presence of) the Marburg virus.“, he clarified.
The 98 people identified as contact cases are currently in quarantine, the statement added, adding that no other case from Marburg has yet been detected among them.
Health authorities say they are doing everything to “protect the health of the population“, calling for cooperation “of all“so that the virus is”content effectively“.
