The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has warned that residents of communities near illegal small-scale mining (‘galamsey’) sites have a high risk of contracting Marburg virus disease. According to the GHS, residents of these areas should be extra vigilant because the Marburg virus … Read more →
The Ghana Health Service has confirmed the first cases of the Marburg Virus Disease, a highly infectious disease in the same family as the virus that causes Ebola. It is only the second time the zoonotic disease has been detected … Read more →
The Ghana Health Service has confirmed the presence of two suspected cases of Marburg virus disease in Ghana. It said the cases were found in the Ashanti Region. “The disease was suspected following the identification of two persons who met … Read more →