Ghana confirms its first outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus – CNN

The announcement comes after two unrelated patients from the southern Ashanti region of Ghana, both of whom later died, tested positive for the virus. The patients had shown symptoms including diarrhea, fever, nausea, and vomiting, WHO said, adding that more than 90 contacts are being monitored. Marburg is a highly infectious viral hemorrhagic fever in … Read more