It has been six weeks since the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed an outbreak of Marburg fever in Angola. Today, the epidemic is still not under control, and as of April 30 there have been 271 deaths out of 301 confirmed cases.
Ten days after an outbreak of Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever was officially confirmed in Angola, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are working on the front line of operations.
Dr. Vincent Brown is the director of Epicentre, an organization that works closely with MSF to conduct epidemiological surveillance and research. An expert in the investigation of epidemics, Dr. Brown discusses the Marburg outbreak.
Ten days after an outbreak of Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever was officially confirmed in Angola, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are working on the front line of operations.
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