Overview
- Authorities report at least nine infections in the country’s south, marking Ethiopia’s first recorded Marburg virus outbreak.
- The Ethiopian Public Health Institute confirmed three deaths by laboratory testing, and officials say additional suspected fatalities are under investigation.
- The health minister said there are currently no active symptomatic cases being treated, while contacts linked to confirmed cases remain in isolation under daily monitoring.
- WHO and Africa CDC have deployed technical teams, PPE and other infection‑prevention supplies, and an isolation tent to support testing, clinical care and containment.
- Ethiopia has established national diagnostic capacity, activated emergency operations, deployed rapid response teams to Jinka, and launched public awareness efforts in a region where cross‑border spread to South Sudan is a key concern.