Ghana confirms its first outbreak of highly infectious Marburg virus
By Reuters
23 July 2022 |
3:00 pm
Ghana has officially confirmed two cases of the Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease similar to Ebola, its health service said on Sunday, after two people who later died tested positive for the virus earlier this month.
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