KUWAIT CONFIRMS THERE IS NO MARBURG VIRUS

  • 20/07/2022

Kuwait City: In particular, following the "Marburg" virus outbreak in Ghana, which the World Health Organization announced on Sunday as its first outbreak there, the Ministry of Health is closely monitoring the most recent developments in diseases and epidemics both locally and globally. This is because the virus is thought to be a member of the Ebola family and is spread by animals. The sources reaffirmed that the situation in Kuwait is safe and secure and noted that the WHO's Marburg virus recommendations and notifications were not received by the health authorities until yesterday. The Marburg virus has been known since 1967, and the majority of its cases have been found in the south and east of Africa. The sources also emphasised that the medical and nursing staff is prepared to handle any diseases or epidemics that may be reported in the nation, given the country's location. 


The sources indicated that the disease is considered a highly contagious hemorrhagic fever, and is transmitted to humans through fruit bats, and is also transmitted from people to people by direct contact with the body fluids of the infected people and surfaces.

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