Equatorial Guinea has confirmed its first-ever outbreak of the Marburg virus disease, the World Health Organization said.
The logo of the World Health Organization at the entrance of its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Photo: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images, the World Health Organization said on Monday.have been linked to the Marburg virus, which is highly infectious and has a fatality rate of up to 88%, the WHO said.
Similar to Ebola, "the virus is transmitted to people from fruit bats and spreads among humans through direct contact with the bodily fluids of infected people, surfaces and materials," according to the WHO.
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