On Friday, the Ministry of Health asserted that there is no confirmed or suspected Marburg in Egypt, according to the spokesperson of the Health Ministry Hossam Abdel Ghaffar.
Abdel Ghaffar highlighted that the Marburg virus was discovered in 1967, and it had different outbreaks before it outbroke once again last July in Ghana.
He asserted that there is a connection with the World Health Organization, asserting that it is not a respiratory virus. It can be transmitted through the blood or body fluids of the infected person.
The official added that the symptoms included fever, exhaustion, and bleeding.
Therefore, there is a certain preparation by the sector of Preventive Medicine Sector to qualify the current spots of medical quarantine, in addition to qualifying the medical teams in all hospitals in Egypt.