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No cases of Ebola or Marburg virus disease on national territory
By Administrator
Mar 27, 2023
BUJUMBURA, March 24 (ABP) – The Ministry of Public Health and the Fight against AIDS released on Friday, March 24, 2023, a press release to inform the Burundian population that there are no cases of Ebola or Marburg virus disease in the national territory.
According to this statement, on March 21, 2023, Giteranyi Hospital admitted an 18-year-old student residing in Nonwe, Murambo hill of Muyinga province, Giteranyi health district, who presented with bloody vomiting, bloody diarrhea, bleeding from the nose and at the injection site. He died the same day and a dignified and secure burial was reserved for him.
As the United Republic of Tanzania had just declared Marburg virus fever in the Kagera region near the locality of Giteranyi, we read in this press release, the ministry having public health in its attributions urgently dispatched a team to investigate the suspected case of Ebola or Marburg virus disease. The results of the analyzes carried out at the INSP national laboratory revealed that the deceased had neither Marburg virus disease nor Ebola and investigations are continuing to identify the cause of death.
However, the statement said, considering the movement of populations between Burundi and Tanzania, Burundians are called upon to be vigilant and to respect barrier measures, in particular washing their hands frequently with clean water and soap, avoiding unprotected contact with bodily fluids, avoiding the consumption of wild animals and avoiding touching dead bodies whose causes of death are unknown.
Regarding the symptoms of Marburg virus disease, it is manifested by fever, vomiting, bleeding and kidney failure. The Ministry of Public Health reassures the population through this press release that all measures are taken to detect any case of hemorrhagic fever and asks the population to report to the nearest health facility as soon as these symptoms appear.
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Ministry of Public Health Burundi (MSPLS) @mspls_bdi
The @mspls_bdi released a press release on 24.03.2023 through which he reassures the population that there is no case of Ebola virus fever or Marbourg virus on Burundian territory. Nevertheless, the @mspls_bdi calls for vigilance and community monitoring.
11:50 AM · Mar 24, 2023
No cases of Ebola or Marburg virus disease on national territory
By Administrator
Mar 27, 2023
BUJUMBURA, March 24 (ABP) – The Ministry of Public Health and the Fight against AIDS released on Friday, March 24, 2023, a press release to inform the Burundian population that there are no cases of Ebola or Marburg virus disease in the national territory.
According to this statement, on March 21, 2023, Giteranyi Hospital admitted an 18-year-old student residing in Nonwe, Murambo hill of Muyinga province, Giteranyi health district, who presented with bloody vomiting, bloody diarrhea, bleeding from the nose and at the injection site. He died the same day and a dignified and secure burial was reserved for him.
As the United Republic of Tanzania had just declared Marburg virus fever in the Kagera region near the locality of Giteranyi, we read in this press release, the ministry having public health in its attributions urgently dispatched a team to investigate the suspected case of Ebola or Marburg virus disease. The results of the analyzes carried out at the INSP national laboratory revealed that the deceased had neither Marburg virus disease nor Ebola and investigations are continuing to identify the cause of death.
However, the statement said, considering the movement of populations between Burundi and Tanzania, Burundians are called upon to be vigilant and to respect barrier measures, in particular washing their hands frequently with clean water and soap, avoiding unprotected contact with bodily fluids, avoiding the consumption of wild animals and avoiding touching dead bodies whose causes of death are unknown.
Regarding the symptoms of Marburg virus disease, it is manifested by fever, vomiting, bleeding and kidney failure. The Ministry of Public Health reassures the population through this press release that all measures are taken to detect any case of hemorrhagic fever and asks the population to report to the nearest health facility as soon as these symptoms appear.
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Ministry of Public Health Burundi (MSPLS) @mspls_bdi
The @mspls_bdi released a press release on 24.03.2023 through which he reassures the population that there is no case of Ebola virus fever or Marbourg virus on Burundian territory. Nevertheless, the @mspls_bdi calls for vigilance and community monitoring.
11:50 AM · Mar 24, 2023
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