Marburg virus

2024 - 10 - 2

Kun Marburg virus hyppää esiin, tulisi ehkä juosta pakoon... tai ainakin pestä kädet!

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Marburg-virus on pelottava – lue kuinka Rwanda kamppailee tämän tappavan uhkan kanssa!

Rwanda on äskettäin julistanut ensimmäisen kerran Marburg-viruksen epidemian, ja tilanne on vakava. Tämä Ebolan sukulainen on tunnettu korkeasta kuolleisuusasteestaan, joka voi kohota jopa 88 prosenttiin. Nykyisin Rwanda kamppailee päivittäin Marburg-tartuntojen kanssa, ja ensimmäiset kuolemantapaukset ovat herättäneet huolta niin kansallisella kuin kansainvälisellä tasolla. Terveydenhuollon asiantuntijat tekevät kaikkensa tämän viruksen leviämisen hidastamiseksi, mutta haasteet ovat suuria, sillä tällä hetkellä ei ole olemassa hyväksyttyjä rokotteita tai hoitoja.

Kansainväliset asiantuntijat, mukaan lukien Yhdysvaltojen terveysviranomaiset, ovat now Ryhdistyvästi vasemmalla puolessa Marburg-viruksen torjuntaan. Maailman terveysjärjestön mukaan Marburg-virus on verrattavissa Ebolaviirukseen, mutta se aiheuttaa ainutlaatuista ja pelottavaa hemorragista kuumetta. Rwandassa on jo vahvistettu lähes 30 tartuntatapausta, ja pelko viruksen leviämisestä on laajentanut huolta naapurimaihin, kuten Tansaniaan, joka on tiivistänyt ennaltaehkäiseviä toimenpiteitä.

Erityinen hälytys saavutettiin Saksassa, kun Hampurin rautatieasemalla kohdistui viruspelko, kun kaksi matkustajaa osoitti oireita Marburg-viruksesta. Valtava määrä pelastushenkilöstöä pukeutui suojavarusteisiin ja sulki osan asemasta estääkseen viruksen mahdollista leviämistä. Vaikka tilanteet ovat tiukkoja, viruksen levinneisyyden estäminen ja tiedon jakaminen ovat avainasemassa tässä taistelussa.

Marburg-epideemia ei ole vain raha- ja terveysongelma, vaan se herättää myös kysymyksiä siitä, kuinka yhteiskunnat voivat valmistautua ja reagoida nopeasti äkillisiin terveyshaasteisiin. Kun maailmalla on lukemattomia haasteita ja mahdollisuuksia, Marburg-virus muistuttaa meitä asiasta, että jopa pienet ja huomaamattomat asiat voivat saada aikaan suurta hässäkkää.

Loistava fakta: Marburg-viruksen historia ulottuu vuosikymmenten taakse, ja sen ensiesiintyminen tapahtui vuonna 1967 saksalaisessa Marburgin kaupungissa, josta se on saanut nimensä. Toinen kiinnostava seikka on, että vaikka virus on äärimmäisen tappava, se on tähän mennessä jäänyt melko harvinaiseksi, mikä tekee tämän nykyisen epidemian vieläkin pelottavammaksi ja seurattavaksi!

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Marburg is an especially scary virus. How scared should we be of ... (NPR)

Rwanda is dealing with its first-ever outbreak of the Marburg virus. It's related to Ebola and has a mortality rate as high as 88%.

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Marburg virus kills 8 in Rwanda. What to know about the Ebola-like ... (CBS News)

Rwanda declared an outbreak of the highly contagious Marburg virus​, a deadly hemorrhagic fever that has no authorized vaccine or treatment.

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Marburg virus: Travel warning as eight die in Rwanda (The Independent)

Eight people have died so far from the highly contagious Marburg virus outbreak.

Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak in Rwanda - Rwanda (ReliefWeb)

News and Press Release in English on Rwanda about Health and Epidemic; published on 1 Oct 2024 by Africa CDC.

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US deploys experts to deal with deadly Ebola-like outbreak (Newsweek)

Marburg virus outbreaks can have high fatality rates, killing up to 88 percent of those infected, according to the World Health Organization.

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Marburg Virus Spreads In Rwanda – But Not Belgium - Health Policy ... (Health Policy Watch)

Twenty-nine people in Rwanda have been diagnosed with Marburg, the deadly haemorrhagic virus, and 10 have already died, according to the country's health.

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Tanzania intensifies Marburg virus preventive measures (The Citizen)

Rwanda recently reported 26 cases of the Marburg virus, resulting in six deaths since the outbreak was confirmed on Friday, September 27, 2024.

Deadly Marburg virus: scientists race to test vaccines in outbreak (unmc.edu)

Nature There are no approved treatments for the Ebola-like haemorrhagic fever, which is spreading in Rwanda. Researchers are in a race against time to ...

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Hamburg station virus scare on high-speed train (BBC News)

A station platform was cordoned off amid fears that a passenger may have arrived with a dangerous virus.

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Deadly virus scare closes tracks at Hamburg rail station (POLITICO.eu)

Two people displayed symptoms of the Marburg virus, which has a mortality rate of 88 percent.

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Marburg Virus Latest: Germany Suspects Medical Student of ... (Bloomberg)

German police cordoned off part of a train station in Hamburg and isolated two people to reduce the risk of the deadly Marburg virus spreading.

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Rwanda records at least 9 deaths from Marburg outbreak (The Hill)

Rwanda has declared a public outbreak of the Marburg virus, confirming nearly 30 infections and at least nine deaths as of the end of September.

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Marburg virus scare at Hamburg Central Station: Emergency ... (Aviation24.be)

Hamburg Central Station faced a major health scare when emergency services in full protective gear sealed off tracks 7 and 8 and boarded an ICE train ...

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German health officials probe symptoms in contact of Rwandan ... (CIDRAP)

The two people were taken to University Hospital Eppendorf in Hamburg. Health officials have identified about 200 passengers on the train and are working to ...

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Marburg virus outbreak hits Germany: What to know as deadly Ebola ... (Economic Times)

Two passengers traveling from Rwanda triggered a health scare at Hamburg Central Station amid fears they might be infected with the deadly Marburg virus.

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Marburg virus: 11 fatalities reported as seven new cases are confirmed (The New Times)

The death toll from the Marburg virus increased to 11 after one person dies from the disease on Wednesday, October 2. Courtesy.

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Rwanda set to start trials of vaccine for Marburg viral disease (Reuters)

Rwanda is poised to start vaccine and therapeutic clinical trials to treat Marburg disease, Yvan Butera, the assistant health minister, said on Thursday, ...

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Rwanda reports dozens of Marburg virus cases, with 11 dead ... (Salon)

Most infected are health care workers treating patients in the capital. Officials fear more cases will emerge.

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Marburg virus alert in Germany shuts train station (The National)

Police cordoned off the railway station in Hamburg to reduce the risk of the illness spreading and emergency workers dressed in hazmat suits attended the scene.

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Suspected German Marburg virus cases test negative (POLITICO.eu)

There was no danger to fellow passengers on the train or in the plane at any time,” authorities say.

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Suspected Marburg virus cases in Germany ruled out after negative ... (EURACTIV)

Two individuals who travelled from Rwanda to Hamburg, suspected of contracting the deadly Marburg virus, have tested negative, easing concerns of a ...

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Marburg virus: Travel warning as eight die in Rwanda (The Independent)

Eight people have died so far from the highly contagious Marburg virus outbreak.

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Marburg virus: What is it and should we be worried? (Newsweek)

Hamburg train station in Germany was partially locked down on Wednesday after suspected cases of a deadly virus were detected.

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What is Marburg virus, and how worrying is it? (Reuters)

Rwanda is battling its first-ever outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus, with 36 cases reported so far and 11 deaths.

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Marburg virus death toll in Rwanda rises to 11 as travellers in ... (Euronews)

Eleven people have died in Rwanda as the African country continues to fight an outbreak of Marburg virus. The Rwandan government said there were 36 ...

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Rwanda's Marburg fever deaths rise to 11 as its source is being ... (ABC News)

Health authorities say Marburg hemorrhagic fever has killed 11 people in Rwanda. ByIGNATIUS SSUUNA Associated Press. October 3, 2024, 4:10 AM.

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Health Alert Network (HAN) - 00517 | First Marburg Virus Disease ... (CDC Emergency Preparedness)

MVD is a rare but highly fatal viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) caused by infection with one of two zoonotic viruses, Marburg virus or Ravn virus. Both Marburg ...

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Deadly Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda has health officials on ... (Fox News)

Amid reports of a deadly viral outbreak in Central Africa, researchers are reportedly scrambling to develop treatments and vaccines to combat Marburg virus.

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What To Know About The Ebola-Like Marburg Virus Amid False ... (Forbes)

There are no treatments or vaccines approved for Marburg, a virus in the same family as Ebola with a fatality rate between 24% to 88%.

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What to Know About the Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak (The New York Times)

In Rwanda, 11 deaths have been reported from this rare but deadly disease. Two people tested negative in Germany this week.

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Rwanda confirms more Marburg cases, plans vaccine trial (CIDRAP)

As Rwanda battles its first Marburg virus outbreak, the country's health ministry yesterday reported seven more cases, along with one more death.

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What is Marburg virus? Rwanda outbreak has the WHO on high alert (New York Post)

Similar to Ebola, Marburg virus disease is a rare but very severe illness that can be fatal in up to 88% of people who become sick.

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Ebola-like Marburg virus outbreak kills 11 in Rwanda (Newsweek)

The East African country continues to investigate the source of the outbreak, first traced among patients in health facilities.

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NaTHNaC - Marburg virus disease in Rwanda (NaTHNaC)

An emergency response in Rwanda is underway, including infection prevention and control measures, contact tracing and case management in affected communities to ...

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