The Spanish Ministry of Health announced: The patient, who was identified as the first suspected case of “Marburg” virus in this country, is not infected with this virus.
And according to what was reported by Reuters, some news sources announced yesterday (Saturday) that the first suspected case of infection with the deadly Marburg virus was identified by the Spanish health authorities, but the Ministry of Health in this country confirmed in new news that the test of the man suspected of having this disease was negative and this person does not carrying Marburg virus.
The health authorities in “Valencia”, Spain, had announced earlier that they had identified the first suspected case of this infectious disease in this country.
Marburg is a deadly infectious disease that was actually detected in Equatorial Guinea and has led to the quarantine of more than 200 people in this African country.
According to the Spanish health authorities, the 34-year-old, who was recently in Equatorial Guinea, underwent full tests and tested negative, but was told that he would have to be tested again in the coming weeks. .
The Marburg virus, the cause of hemorrhagic fever, was first detected in the small country of Equatorial Guinea, killing 9 people in this region and 16 suspected cases reported. There are more than 200 people in quarantine in this country and restrictions have been imposed in the province where the disease has spread to control the spread of the virus.
In Cameroon, in an area bordering Equatorial Guinea, two suspected cases of Marburg have recently been detected.
Patients’ symptoms include fever, fatigue, bloody vomiting, and diarrhea.
According to the World Health Organization, Marburg virus can be up to 88 percent fatal, and there is currently no vaccine or approved antiviral treatment.
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