Ethiopia confirms first Marburg outbreak as WHO lauds country’s fast action

NAIROBI: Ethiopia on Friday confirmed its first Marburg outbreak after nine cases were identified in a southern region of the country that borders South Sudan. The World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus praised the Ethiopian government’s fast action, saying it showed a “commitment to bringing the outbreak under control quickly.” Ethiopia’s government had reported on Thursday that it was investigating a possible outbreak of an unidentified viral haemorrhagic fever and was lauded by the continental health emergency body, Africa CDC, for its transparency.

Raccontata daarabnews.comtheguardian.comupi.comaljazeera.com