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Guinea: Containing marburg disease

Ending Marburg outbreak swiftly

When a man in Temessadou M’Boket – a village in the densely forested…
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Ghana declares first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease

Ghana declares first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease

Accra/Brazzaville - Ghana has announced the country’s first outbreak…
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Ghana reports first-ever suspected cases of Marburg virus disease

Ghana reports first-ever suspected cases of Marburg virus disease

Accra – Ghana has announced the preliminary finding of two cases of…
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Guinea declares end of Marburg virus disease outbreak

Guinea declares end of Marburg virus disease outbreak

Brazzaville/Conakry – Guinea today declared the end of the Marburg…
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Guinea’s swift action in detecting, curbing Marburg

Guinea’s swift action in detecting, curbing Marburg

Gueckedou – When a man in Temessadou M’Boket – a village in the…
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Second dose Ebola vaccination underway in Sierra Leone

Ebola vaccine booster doses underway in Sierra Leone

Ebola booster dose vaccination kicks off in Sierra Leone following…
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West Africa COVID-19 deaths surge amid Ebola and other outbreaks

West Africa COVID-19 deaths surge amid Ebola and other outbreaks

Brazzaville – West Africa has recorded its highest number of COVID-19…
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West Africa’s first-ever case of Marburg virus disease confirmed in Guinea

West Africa’s first-ever case of Marburg virus disease confirmed in Guinea

Brazzaville/Conakry – Health authorities in Guinea today confirmed a…
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Burial team burns the property of one of the deceased cases

The Marburg Virus Disease outbreak in Uganda is over

Kampala, 8th December 2017:- After completing two incubation cycles (…
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Uganda ends Marburg virus disease outbreak

Uganda ends Marburg virus disease outbreak

Geneva, 8 December 2017 – Uganda has successfully controlled an…
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