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Monday, April 18, 2005

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Marburg Virus Epidemic Still Growing: 235 Dead - Another 500 Being Watched

by Dan Riehl

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News from Africa

The death toll from the Marburg virus epidemic rose to 235 in Angola on Sunday with about 500 people under surveillance after coming in contact with the Ebola-like virus, the health ministry and the World Health Organisation said.

The Ebola like virus has now killed twice as many ever recorded in a single outbreak and officials say there is no end in sight.

WHO experts said last week that there was no end in sight for the epidemic, the worst outbreak ever of the virus first detected in 1967 when German laboratory workers in Marburg were infected by monkeys from Uganda.

The Marburg virus can kill a healthy person in a week by diarrhoea and vomiting followed by severe internal bleeding, and is not treatable with any known drugs.

Pictures at right, a team of healthcare workers in Uige set out to bring in an individual suspected of having contracted the virus. The latest US Embassy travel warning is here.

Uige is located in northeastern Angola, marked with red circle on map below.