New outbreak: Deadly virus, similar to Ebola, with NO treatment… now strikes Uganda
by: Russel Davis
NaturalNews.com
Friday, November 17, 2017
Uganda is in the middle of a health care crisis as the deadly Marburg virus has once again hit the African nation. Health chiefs have announced that the virus, which is clinically similar to the Ebola virus, has been detected in five cases. The reports note that an emergency Marburg virus screening is being carried out at the Kenya-Uganda border in Turkana, where three members of the same family died of the disease.
Reports have detailed that the outbreak first started back in September when an adult male in his 30s, who used to work as a game hunter and resided near a cave with a heavy bat colony, had been admitted to a local health center after falling ill with high fever, vomiting, and diarrhea. According to reports, the man did not respond to antimalarial treatment and his health quickly deteriorated. The man was taken to another hospital but passed away shortly. The man’s middle-aged sister and a third victim had also subsequently passed away.
“Marburg virus disease is a rare disease with a high mortality rate for which there is no specific treatment. The virus is transmitted by direct contact with the blood, body fluids, and tissues of infected persons or wild animals (e.g. monkeys and fruit bats),” according to a disease entry posted on the World Health Organization (WHO) website. Health experts note that the deadly virus kills up to 88 percent of people it infects and is currently considered as one of the most deadly pathogens to date.
However, key health officials remain uncertain about the range of the fatal outbreak.
However, key health officials remain uncertain about the range of the fatal outbreak. (Related: Black Death and incurable Marburg Virus now spreading across Africa’s cities… world’s medical system helpless to stop it.)
“At moment we don’t know if there are other people apart from the dead who have contracted the disease. Health experts are still investigating in addition to sensitising the population about the dangers of Marburg and we call for public vigilance,” says Dr. Diana Atwine, Uganda’s health ministry permanent secretary.
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