For the first time in Ghana, a rare Malburgh virus epidemic!WHO sent experts to the country

[Global Times Special Reporter Yan Yiming in South Africa] The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on the 17th that Ghana discovered that the two died infected with Malburg virus. The country first discovered the Malburg epidemic. West Africa countries have once again upsmium in the Malburg epidemic.

It is understood that the two dead are 26 years old and 51 -year -old men, both lived in the Ghana Santi area, but the two were not related. At present, more than 90 close contacts are receiving isolation observations. WHO has dispatched experts and allocated resources to help the country respond to the epidemic.

Ghana. Data Map

The director of WHO African regional Matshendisso Moti said that the health institution has prepared for the outbreak of possible outbreaks.

It is reported that Malburg is a relatively rare but highly contagious virus. It belongs to the same family as Ebola virus. It can be transmitted to humans by fruit bats. The average mortality rate is about 50%, up to nearly 90%. The virus can be transmitted through body fluid, and the patient is still contagious after death. There are currently no corresponding vaccines and effective treatment methods, but supportive treatment methods such as oral or venous tonic can increase the survival rate of infected people.

According to WHO, the incubation period of Malburg virus ranges from 2 days to 21 days. Symptoms include sudden high fever, muscle pain, and severe headache. Many patients began to severely diarrhea, cramps, vomiting on the third day after symptoms, and their eye sockets were deep and expressionless. In fatigue cases, death is most commonly occurred in the eighth to nine days after the symptoms appear. Generally, severe blood loss and shock occur before then.

It is understood that the virus was first detected in Europe in 1967, but it was mainly appeared in Africa. Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, South Africa, and Uganda all reported the Malburg epidemic or departure cases. In 2005, the Malburg epidemic of Angola's upstream died of more than 200 people, which was the largest Malburg epidemic in history. At present, WHO has contacted high -risk neighbors in Ghana, and these countries are already alert.

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