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The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the Marburg virus outbreak in Equatorial Guinea over with 17 cases and 12 deaths.
"The outbreak of Marburg virus disease in Equatorial Guinea ended today with no new infections reported in the past 42 days and after the last patient was discharged from treatment," the Russian agency Sputnik quoted the organization as saying in a statement today, explaining that a total of 17 laboratory-confirmed infections and 12 deaths from the Marburg virus were recorded.
"Four patients have recovered from the virus and have been enrolled in a survivor programme to receive psychosocial support.
Marburg is a serious illness closely associated with the Ebola virus that can kill up to 88 percent of infected people, and is often fatal, appearing suddenly with a high fever and severe headache and malaise and many with severe bleeding symptoms within seven days.
The virus is transmitted from fruit bats and spreads between humans through direct contact with infected people's bodily fluids, surfaces and materials.
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