There are no cases of Marburg Virus in Cameroon- Public Health Minister

By Doh James Sonkey The Minister of Public Health, Dr Manaouda Malachie has declared that there are no cases of the Marburg Virus in Cameroon. Minister Manaouda was speaking during a meeting with partners of the Ministry of Public Health last week following an outbreak of the virus in neighbouring Equatorial Guinea. Though two suspected cases were reported in the South Region, the Public Health Boss dismissed fears indicating that the samples taken pointed to malaria and not the dreaded virus. It was last February 7, 2023 that local health authorities in Equatorial Guinea reported an unknown illness causing haemorrhagic…