The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning travelers to take precautions and avoid non-essential travel in the African nations of Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania amid outbreaks of the deadly Marburg virus disease (MVD).
The CDC also says it’s sending personnel from its National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases to respond to the outbreaks.
Equatorial Guinea declared an outbreak of MVD on Feb. 13, and Tanzania declared an outbreak on March 21, the CDC noted.
The WHO has recorded at least nine confirmed cases in Guinea, and another 20 probable cases, all of whom have died as of March 25. Meanwhile, in Tanzania, the WHO confirmed eight cases, five of whom have died, with the remaining three people undergoing treatments as of March 22….