As of March 22, Tanzania has had eight confirmed cases, including five deaths.
Tanzania, on the coast in East Africa, declared an outbreak of Marburg virus disease on March 21, with cases reported in two villages in the Kagera region, according to the CDC. They have established a field laboratory and are assisting with testing, case identification and contact tracing.
Nine CDC staffers are on the ground there. As of March 22, Equatorial Guinea had 13 confirmed cases, including nine people who have died and one who has recovered, according to the World Health Organization. But it will refocus the efforts and attention of the staff of its National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases to respond to the outbreaks, which are in two countries on opposite sides of Africa, indicating that the deadly hemorrhagic fever is spreading.Įquatorial Guinea, on the coast in West Africa, declared an outbreak of Marburg virus disease in mid-February with cases spread across multiple provinces. The CDC is standing up a “center-led” emergency response it’s not as all-encompassing as when the CDC stands up its Emergency Operations Center, such as for Covid-19 and mpox. They will also get a text reminder to watch for symptoms. In the United States, the agency will post notices in international airports where most travelers arrive, warning them to watch for symptoms of the virus for 21 days and to seek care immediately if they become ill. What you need to know about the Marburg virus A color-enhanced electron micrograph depicts Marburg virus particles in blue at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility in Fort Detrick, Maryland.
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