Ghana declares end to Marburg virus outbreak – Fox News

   This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten,       or redistributed. ©2022 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved.       Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by <a href="https://www.factset.com/">Factset</a>. Powered and implemented by <a href="https://www.factset.com/solutions/business-needs/digital-solutions">FactSet Digital Solutions</a>. <a href="https://www.factset.com/privacy">Legal Statement</a>. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by <a href="https://lipperalpha.refinitiv.com/">Refinitiv Lipper</a>.     <br>Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com.<br>Ghana has declared the end of an outbreak of Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease similar <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/health/infectious-disease/ebola" target="_blank" rel="noopener">to Ebola</a>, that was confirmed in July, the president's office said on Monday.<br><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/welcome-to-ghana" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ghana's Marburg</a> outbreak was the second in West Africa. The first ever case of the virus was detected last year in Guinea, with no further cases identified.<br><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/health/deadly-ebola-like-marburg-virus-could-spread-far-and-wide-if-not-stopped-who" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>DEADLY EBOLA-LIKE MARBURG VIRUS COULD ‘SPREAD FAR AND WIDE’ IF NOT STOPPED: WHO</strong></a><br>"The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has officially declared Ghana free from the Marburg virus disease outbreak that was confirmed nearly two months ago," the presidency tweeted on Monday.<br>       Ghana has declared an end to its Marburg virus outbreak which claimed the lives of two people in the country. Pictured: Members of the Ga Traditional Council honor Queen Elizabeth II in Accra, Ghana, on Sept. 16, after her passing.       <span class="copyright">(Ernest Ankomah/Getty Images)</span><br>Ghana's government confirmed its first outbreak of the disease on July 17.<br>Three cases have been confirmed in total, of which two were fatal. The third was asymptomatic and recovered.<br><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/world/east-congo-begin-ebola-vaccinations-new-case-reported" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>EAST CONGO WILL BEGIN EBOLA VACCINATIONS AFTER NEW CASE REPORTED</strong></a><br>There have been a dozen major Marburg outbreaks since 1967, mostly in <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/world/south-africa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">southern and eastern Africa</a>. Fatality rates have varied from 24% to 88% in past outbreaks depending on the virus strain and case management, according to the World Health Organization.<br>Stay up-to-date on the biggest health and wellness news with our weekly recap.<br>Subscribed<br>You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter!<br>         This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2022 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by <a href="https://www.factset.com/">Factset</a>. Powered and implemented by <a href="https://www.factset.com/solutions/business-needs/digital-solutions">FactSet Digital Solutions</a>. <a href="https://www.factset.com/privacy">Legal Statement</a>. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by <a href="https://lipperalpha.refinitiv.com/">Refinitiv Lipper</a>.       <br><br><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/health/ghana-declares-end-marburg-virus-outbreak">source</a>