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Medical News : Epidemics : Hemorrhagic Fevers : Marburg

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New Marburg Cases Identified in Uige

May 12, 2005 - 5:08:00 PM
New cases have continued to be identified in Uige in the last few days. As some chains of transmission are still ongoing, mobile teams are investigating suspect cases and following contacts.

 
[RxPG] As of 10 May, the Ministry of Health in Angola has reported 316 cases of Marburg haemorrhagic fever in Uige Province, the epicentre of the outbreak. Of these cases, 276 were fatal. The municipality of Uige remains the most severely affected in the province.

New cases have continued to be identified in Uige in the last few days. As some chains of transmission are still ongoing, mobile teams are investigating suspect cases and following contacts.

Religious leaders in Uige have joined the public information campaign to stop the use of unsafe injections, an important component in the spread of the Marburg virus.



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