First suspected case of Marburg virus detected in Spain.
MADRID: Health officials in the Spanish area of Valencia announced on Saturday that Spain has discovered its first suspected case of Marburg sickness, a fatal infectious illness that has caused the quarantining of more than 200 individuals in Equatorial Guinea.
According to the regional health officials, a 34-year-old male who had recently visited Equatorial Guinea has been moved from a private hospital to an isolation unit at the Hospital La Fe in Valencia while tests are run.
The World Health Organization estimates that up to 88% of those who contract the Marburg virus die (WHO). There are no licenced vaccinations or antiviral medications to treat it.
On February 13, the day after the hemorrhagic fever was initially discovered, Equatorial Guinea detained more than 200 persons and restricted travel.
According to the WHO, the tiny nation in central Africa has so far reported nine fatalities and 16 suspected instances of the illness, which has symptoms like fever, tiredness, bloody vomit, and diarrhoea.
According to the WHO, epidemiological surveillance is being expanded in Equatorial Guinea.
Robert Mathurin Bidjang, the public health representative for the area, reported on February 14 that Cameroonian officials discovered two possible cases of Marburg disease on February 13 in Olamze, a commune on the border with Equatorial Guinea.
