Tag Archives: VIRUS

SAD VIDEO: How I Got Infected With HIV Virus After Getting Married At The Age Of 19: Young Woman Narrates

Many people faces difficulties before achieving success in life, but it depends on how to overcome the challenges. A young woman believed to be in her 30s has shared her sad ordeal over the struggles she went through after her mother died leaving behind a newborn baby. The lady narrated …

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Uganda confirms fresh outbreak of Ebola virus

A 24-year-old man infected with Ebola has died in central Uganda in a fresh outbreak confirmed by health officials. The health minister has told journalists that the victim had exhibited symptoms before succumbing to the disease. He was a resident of Ngabano village in Mubende district, about 147km (91 miles) …

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Monkeypox: Experts give virus variants new names

A group of global experts convened by WHO has agreed on new names for monkeypox virus variants, as part of ongoing efforts to align the names of the monkeypox disease, virus and variants—or clades—with current best practices. The experts agreed to name the clades using Roman numerals. The monkeypox virus …

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Mining pits possible breeding grounds for Marburg virus bats – GHS

Mining pits are possible breeding grounds for bats, the carriers of the Marburg virus, the Ghana Health Service has said. According to the GHS, research has shown that such pits harbour bats. The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, said: “We know that it comes from the …

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Marburg virus: One more person dies; 40 quarantined in Savannah Region

40 people have been quarantined in the Savannah Region after one more person died of a suspected case of the Marburg virus. The patient who died last Thursday was a relative of one of the two people who died from the virus in June. The two people died days apart …

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Why the Marburg virus is deadly

With a high mortality rate, health experts have largely expressed concerns about Marburg; the viral infection which appears to have shown up in some countries. Health experts in Ghana became alert after two cases were recorded in the Ashanti Region. The detection of the virus in the region came after …

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Two die of deadly Marburg virus, 98 quarantined

Two people have died after contracting the deadly Marburg virus in Ghana, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed. Both cases were detected in the Ashanti region. The GHS statement said 98 people are now under quarantine as suspected contact cases. There is no known treatment for Marburg. The virus is transmitted …

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GHS confirms 2 cases of Marburg virus disease identified in Ashanti Region

The Ghana Health Service has confirmed the presence of two cases of Marburg virus disease in Ghana. The cases were first identified in the Ashanti Region on July 7, 2022. A statement signed by the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye said the cases were confirmed after …

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Suspected Marburg virus cases: WHO deploys experts to Ghana

The World Health Organization (WHO) has deployed a team of experts to support Ghanaian health workers after Ghana confirmed two suspected cases of Marburg virus disease. The two cases were found in the Ashanti Region after preliminary tests done in the country on two patients came back positive.The two affected …

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Ghana records two cases of suspected Marburg Virus Disease

Two cases of Marburg Virus Disease, MVD, have been recorded in the Ashanti Region, the Ghana Health Service, GHS, has announced. According to a July 7, 2022 statement, samples were taken from the two infected persons after they met case definition for an Acute Haemorrhagic Fever. “Blood samples were sent …

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