Marburg disease discovered in Tanzania

[skydiver386]

Sound nasty. Let's hope it's isolated to that part of the country.

Infectious Marburg disease — with 88% fatality rate — is discovered in remote corner of Tanzania

The highly infectious virus can be fatal in up to 88% of cases without treatment.

nypost.com

 

[Firebird]

stay away from bats, primates and use appropriate personal protective equipment. (When handling those known to be Infected)I’m not sure why Rwanda across the border didn’t share some important information with their neighbors. I don’t see this as a serious cause for concern to the traveling sportsman.

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[baxterb]

Marburg/ebola I think tends to kill to quickly to spread too far too fast - but for those affected - yikes.

If you've ever read The Hot Zone about the Ebola outbreak in monkeys in Reston - my dad used to service the Xerox machine at the monkey house when it was still was in operation just before the outbreak - remembers it well.

Many, many years after the outbreak and all the hubbub I was in an office in the same business park and asked the receptionist if she remembered the outbreak. She said, "Lawd yes - but I ain't talkin' bout that no more, no sir!."

Still made a mark...