Marburg Disease Toll Hits 126 in Angola
Angola’s death toll from an Ebola-like virus has climbed to 126, the World Health Organization said Thursday, making it the deadliest recorded outbreak of the rare Marburg disease. There is no vaccine or cure for Marburg, which spreads through bodily fluids and can kill rapidly.
The last known outbreak was in Congo, killing 123 from 1998 to 2000. Nearly all the recent deaths were in Angola’s northern province of Uige, which lies on the border with Congo.
The area has received tens of thousands of refugees returning home after the end of Angola’s civil war.
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