Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyle(Reuters)Ugandan health authorities have confirmed an isolated case of the highly infectious Marburg virus disease, detected during ongoing surveillance for the country's Ebola outbreak. The confirmed case involved a 1-and-a-half-year-old child in the Kyegegwa district, western Uganda, who tragically died. Africa's leading public health body, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), announced the case, stating no contacts of the deceased child had developed symptoms and there are no other active Marburg cases. However, a spokesperson for Uganda's health ministry stated they were unaware of a Marburg outbreak, while the Africa CDC confirmed engagement with the Ugandan government. Uganda's last recorded Marburg outbreak occurred in 2017, and the country is currently experiencing a rapid Ebola outbreak alongside the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In fullAfrica CDC confirms Marburg virus death, threatening complications to Ebola outbreakThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Marburg virus death reported in Uganda during devastating Ebola outbreak
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyle(Reuters)Ugandan health authorities have confirmed an isolated case of the highly infectious Marburg virus disease, detected during ongoing surveillance for the country's Ebola outbreak. The confirmed case involved a 1-and-a-half-year-old child in the Kyegegwa district, western Uganda, who tragically died. Africa's leading public health body, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), announced the case, stating no contacts of the deceased child had developed symptoms and there are no other active Marburg cases. However, a spokesperson for Uganda's health ministry stated they were unaware of a Marburg outbreak, while the Africa CDC confirmed engagement with the Ugandan government. Uganda's last recorded Marburg outbreak occurred in 2017, and the country is currently experiencing a rapid Ebola outbreak alongside the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In fullAfrica CDC confirms Marburg virus death, threatening complications to Ebola outbreakThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
