WHO: the world is facing an epidemic of the incurable Marburg virus
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the world is facing an epidemic of the Marburg virus, which is incurable and poorly known to scientists.
It is clarified that the Rwandan Ministry of Health confirmed the country’s first outbreak of the disease after detecting cases in 7 out of 30 districts.
Of the confirmed cases, more than 70 percent are health workers from two health facilities in Kigali.
WHO experts are concerned that one person suspected of infection has left Rwanda, and the origin of the virus and how it spreads are unknown.
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Rospotrebnadzor assessed the threat of African fever to Russia
The press service of Rospotrebnadzor stated that the situation with the outbreak of the Marburg virus in Rwanda is under the department’s control.
Specialists have been sent to border checkpoints to identify citizens with signs of infectious diseases who arrive from countries with unfavorable epidemiological conditions. In addition, Rospotrebnadzor has developed a test system for detecting the Marburg virus.
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There is no treatment or vaccine for Marburg virus
As Rospotrebnadzor explained, Marburg fever is an acute zoonotic viral disease. It is severe, characterized by high mortality, hemorrhagic syndrome, damage to the liver, gastrointestinal tract and central nervous system.
However, there is no specific antiviral treatment or vaccine.
In January 2023, it was reported that the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases had developed an experimental vaccine against the Marburg virus.
It was noted that just one injection of the ChAd3-MARV vaccine can create protective immunity within seven days after vaccination. It also protected non-human primates when they were exposed to the virus. Animals remained protected from the pathogen when exposed to the virus one year after vaccination. The researchers also identified antigen-specific antibodies in the blood of primates.
The development of ChAd3-MARV is seen as an important step towards developing a vaccine for regions at risk of Marburg disease outbreaks and developing protective measures in case the virus is used by bioterrorists.
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