Overview
- Ethiopian authorities identified nine Marburg virus cases in the South Ethiopia/Omo region bordering South Sudan, marking the country’s first recorded outbreak.
- Health workers are among those infected, underscoring the urgency of strict infection-prevention measures in clinical settings.
- WHO has deployed 11 technical officers, delivered PPE and a rapidly deployable isolation tent, and released $300,000 from its emergency fund.
- WHO offices in Ethiopia and South Sudan are coordinating with Africa CDC to prevent cross-border spread as surveillance and laboratory work continue.
- Marburg is linked to fruit bats, spreads through contact with bodily fluids, and currently has no authorized vaccine or specific treatment.