On Monday, the death toll from the "Marburg" virus, which has been spreading for two months in Equatorial Guinea, has risen to ten, Health Ministry confirmed.
The ministry wrote on Twitter that as of Sunday no case has been recorded during the last 48 hours, 14 cases have accumulated, and ten people have been admitted to the hospital, two confirmed cases and eight suspected cases.
One new death was recorded, bringing to ten the total number of deaths in Equatorial Guinea from this deadly Ebola-like hemorrhagic fever.
The ministry pointed out that it is following a total of 604 people who had contact with people infected with the virus, after the number of these people was 825 on March 30.
Last week, the World Health Organization called on Equatorial Guinea to inform it of the number of infections with the "Marburg" virus, fearing that it would spread to a wider range than that reported until now.
The UN organization expressed concern about a possible recording of a "widespread epidemic" that might affect Gabon and Cameroon.
The WHO had previously earlier that it had sent "additional experts" to Equatorial Guinea, noting that it was also helping "Gabon and Cameroon prepare for and confront the epidemic."
The Marburg virus is transmitted to humans by fruit bats and spreads between humans through direct contact with the bodily fluids of infected people or surfaces and materials.
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