Eight more Marburg cases confirmed in Equatorial Guinea


  • World
  • Friday, 24 Mar 2023

YAOUNDE, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Equatorial Guinea has confirmed eight more cases of Marburg, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday, citing the country's Ministry of Health.

"The confirmation of these new cases is a critical signal to scale up response efforts to quickly stop the chain of transmission and avert a potential large-scale outbreak and loss of life," Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, said in a statement.

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