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April 5, 2005
Worst-Ever Marburg Epidemic Shows No Signs of Abating
Topics: International NewsAn near-epidemic of the Marburg virus-induced hemorrhagic fever in Angola continues unabated. Look for the situation to become much worse before it gets better. WHO is putting up a good face, but my bet is that their worried.
- DNC
A rapid increase in the number of fatalities due to the Marburg
hemorrhagic fever virus has created a state of near-panic in Angola,
particularly in the disease epicenter -- the northern province of Uige
-- and in the densely poulated capital city of Luanda. The latest press
reports quote Angolan health minister Sebastiao Veloso as saying the
number of known deaths has reached 155 and the total number of
identified cases is 175.
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Other coverage - Panic as killer virus spreads!
Are doctors ready for bioterrorism and hemorrhagic fevers?
Posted by Hyscience at April 5, 2005 2:16 PM
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