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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Samuel Lovett and Joe Sommerlad

What is Marburg virus and how does it spread?

CDC/Dr Frederick Murphy

Equatorial Guinea has confirmed its first nine deaths from the Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease similar to Ebola, with health authorities currently examining a further 16 suspected cases.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the country’s first-ever epidemic of the disease after samples were verified by a laboratory in Senegal.

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