File- Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi meets with Dr. Mohamed Awad Tag Eldin following his appointment as an adviser to the President on Health and Prevention Affairs, March 21, 2020 (Photo: Reuters)
CAIRO – 18 February 2023: No cases of infection with Marburg or Ebola virus in Egypt have been reported, said Advisor to the Egyptian President for Health Affairs, Muhammad Awad Tajuddin on Saturday.
He added in comments to the “Mr. Citizen” talk show that the authorities are monitoring the appearance of any cases of these infectious viruses in the country.
Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population has issued the guideline for treating cases infected with the Marburg virus after the World Health Organization (WHO) and Equatorial Guinea announced the death of 9 people and 16 suspected cases of the Marburg virus.
The Ministry added that it followed up on the epidemiological situation of diseases, noted that the guidelines on the Marburg virus include a definition of the disease, the preventive measures to be taken, and the procedures for dealing with suspected or infected cases.
On Feb. 13, Equatorial Guinea announced the first-ever outbreak of the Marburg virus after nine cases were killed and other 16 suspected were reported. Also, two days ago, Cameroon announced that two cases were detected in Olamze, the border village with Equatorial Guinea.
The Ebola-like virus is incurable and up to 88% of infected cases die, according to the WHO. The fatal virus symptoms include “fever, fatigue and blood-stained vomit and diarrhoea.”
The virus is transmitted from fruit bats to humans and can be transmitted among humans through bodily fluids from infected cases, WHO added.
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