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A World Health Organisation medic takes a sample from a patient suspected of having the Marburg virus in Kinguangua, Angola, in 2005. AFP
A World Health Organisation medic takes a sample from a patient suspected of having the Marburg virus in Kinguangua, Angola, in 2005. AFP
Marburg virus outbreak in Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea puts WHO on alert
The pathogen is extremely rare but has a fatality rate of as high as 90%
The National
March 23, 2023