WHO supports Equatorial Guinea in combatting country’s first-ever deadly Marburg virus outbreak

WHO supports Equatorial Guinea in combatting country’s first-ever deadly Marburg virus outbreak

The rare yet severe viral haemorrhagic fever is similar to Ebola and has a fatality rate of up to 88 per cent.   So far, there have been nine deaths and 16 suspected cases with symptoms including fever, fatigue and blood-stained vomit and diarrhoea, WHO reported on Monday. Further investigations are ongoing.  Rapid action, expert…

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Afghanistan's polio virus has reached Lahore, anti-polio campaign will be conducted again

Afghanistan’s polio virus has reached Lahore, anti-polio campaign will be conducted again

A female volunteer is administering polio drops to a girl at Lahore Railway Station. Afghanistan’s polio virus has arrived in Lahore, it has been decided to run the anti-polio campaign again. After confirming the environmental sample, the Punjab Polio Program said that the Afghanistan variant of polio was found in the sewage of Lahore. According…

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