With West Africa, and indeed the rest of the world, still
reeling from the deaths brought about by the Ebola virus, the recent death of a
Ugandan hospital technician of another deadly viral disease, Marburg
Haemorrhagic Fever (MHF), has brought fresh fears, Tribune Newspaper reports.
reeling from the deaths brought about by the Ebola virus, the recent death of a
Ugandan hospital technician of another deadly viral disease, Marburg
Haemorrhagic Fever (MHF), has brought fresh fears, Tribune Newspaper reports.
Uganda’s Ministry of Health disclosed that a total of 99
people who had been in contact with the victim had been moved to quarantine.
These contacts are being monitored for signs and symptoms of the disease after
tests confirmed that the 30-year-old man who worked as a radiographer in a
Kampala hospital died of the disease. The man was said to have had a headache,
abdominal pains, diarrhoea and vomited blood before he died.
people who had been in contact with the victim had been moved to quarantine.
These contacts are being monitored for signs and symptoms of the disease after
tests confirmed that the 30-year-old man who worked as a radiographer in a
Kampala hospital died of the disease. The man was said to have had a headache,
abdominal pains, diarrhoea and vomited blood before he died.
Marburg virus was first identified in 1967, after
simultaneous outbreaks in Marburg (from which the disease takes its name) and
Frankfurt both in Germany, Belgrade, Serbia and Yugoslavia. It was later traced
back to monkeys imported from Uganda for laboratory work. Since then, the virus
has appeared sporadically, with just a dozen outbreaks on record. The most
recent outbreak, also in Uganda, in 2012, killed four out of 15 patients,
according to the United States of America’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
simultaneous outbreaks in Marburg (from which the disease takes its name) and
Frankfurt both in Germany, Belgrade, Serbia and Yugoslavia. It was later traced
back to monkeys imported from Uganda for laboratory work. Since then, the virus
has appeared sporadically, with just a dozen outbreaks on record. The most
recent outbreak, also in Uganda, in 2012, killed four out of 15 patients,
according to the United States of America’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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