Ethiopia Ends Deadly Marburg Virus Outbreak That Claimed Nine Lives, ETHealthworld

Addis Ababa: Ethiopia has declared the ⁠end of an outbreak of Marburg virus, the World Health Organization ‌said ‌on Monday, after the disease ‌killed at least nine people.

The Horn of Africa country announced on November 14 the outbreak ​of the highly ​infectious disease similar to ‌Ebola.

“Ethiopia ‍has officially declared ‍the end of its first-ever Marburg ‌virus disease outbreak following enhanced surveillance with no new confirmed cases,” WHO said on X.

Marburg often causes severe headaches ‍and leads to haemorrhaging. Previous outbreaks in ‍Africa ⁠have resulted ⁠in fatality rates as high as 80% or more of cases, typically within eight to nine days of the onset of symptoms.

(Reporting by Dawit Endeshaw; Editing by Elias Biryabarema)

Published On Jan 27, 2026 at 07:40 AM IST

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