According to today's news, there are now 114 people dead in Angola including an Italian doctor. Health inspectors are afraid that the virus might spread to a wider area.
The epidemic started up in Uige and now 6 cases of Marburg virus have also been found in Luanda. Four of the people are already dead. They all came to Luanda from Uige.
So far most of the virus victims have been children.
Health ministry spokesman Carlos Alberto said that Angola is ready to accept any help possible from international community. They need medicines, materials, protective clothing and things like that.
Marburg virus belongs to he same family as the deadly virus Ebola and there is no specific cure available yet. The virus characteristics are high fever, vomiting, headache.
The epidemic started up in Uige and now 6 cases of Marburg virus have also been found in Luanda. Four of the people are already dead. They all came to Luanda from Uige.
So far most of the virus victims have been children.
Health ministry spokesman Carlos Alberto said that Angola is ready to accept any help possible from international community. They need medicines, materials, protective clothing and things like that.
Marburg virus belongs to he same family as the deadly virus Ebola and there is no specific cure available yet. The virus characteristics are high fever, vomiting, headache.
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