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Marbug virus reported in the country transzoia rift valley region....
About the virus One of the most dangerous viruses on earth has knocked on Kenya’s door and the government is currently investigating four cases in Trans Nzoia county. Information has it that the four people, currently quarantined, came from Uganda, where there is a full blown outbreak with one fatality confirmed in Kweene District. According to the World Health Organisation, Marburg virus disease (MVD) is a severe and highly fatal disease caused by the Marburg virus from Filoviridae family; the same family of the Ebola virus. It has a fatality ratio of up to 88%. The Marburg virus causes severe viral hemorrhagic fever in humans, a reason why MDV was also known as Marburg haemorrhagic fever. Origin The disease gets its name from the town of Marburg, Germany where it was first reported in 1967. The outbreak was associated with laboratory work using African green monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops) imported from Uganda. Subsequently, outbreaks and sporadic cases have...