WHO confirms outbreak of Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea

Of all the ebola type viruses out there, this is the one you don't want to get.

The viral fever is confirmed to have killed at least one person in the country and is linked to another eight deaths, according to the organization. In addition to the nine deaths, there are another 16 suspected cases in the country, with patients exhibiting symptoms that include fever, fatigue, and blood-stained vomit and diarrhea.

Marburg is a dangerous virus with roughly a 50% fatality rate and no known treatments. The disease is highly contagious once it finds a human host. This is the second outbreak in the last six months with an earlier outbreak in Ghana. In 2005 a Marburg outbreak in Angola had a fatality rate of 88%.

In fatal cases, death often occurs between eight and nine days after the onset, usually preceded by blood loss and shock, the agency said.

The virus is highly contagious and bodies can remain contagious even after death.

Marburg virus can be difficult to diagnose given its similar presentation to several other infectious diseases, including malaria, typhoid fever, meningitis, and Ebola. The disease originates from the same virus that causes Ebola.

Authorities in neighboring Cameroon said Wednesday that the country had detected two suspected cases of the disease in a commune that shares a border with Equatorial Guinea.

Many have been waiting for the other 'infectious disease' shoe to drop since covid turned out to be less dangerous than the vax itself. We won't have to worry about that with Marburg, there is no vaccine or antiviral treatment for this disease. WHO and CDC are on the scene and taking steps to isolate patients and suspected contacts. Now its a wait and see game...

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Sounds like the national security state is testing the new variant out.

No vaccine you say

a reply to: Vroomfondel

We won't have to worry about that with Marburg, there is no vaccine or antiviral treatment for this disease.

There wasn't any for Covid when it hit, either.

I think they'd have to GOF Margurg before it could become a world pandemic.

a reply to: Vroomfondel

I guess we shouldn't worry, they just announced a vaccine not even 45 days ago. Whew, worst case I guess we get Emergency Use Authorization and someone makes billions as they mandate another vaccine.

That is worst case of course, hopefully this one burns out as normal.... unless someone messed with it and gave it some gain of function.


Marburg vaccine shows promising results in first-in-human study

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A newly published paper in The Lancet shows that an experimental vaccine against Marburg virus (MARV) was safe and induced an immune response in a small, first-in-human clinical trial. The vaccine, developed by researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, could someday be an important tool to respond to Marburg virus outbreaks.

This first-in-human, Phase 1 study tested an experimental MARV vaccine candidate, known as cAd3-Marburg, which was developed at NIAID’s Vaccine Research Center (VRC). This vaccine uses a modified chimpanzee adenovirus called cAd3, which can no longer replicate or infect cells, and displays a glycoprotein found on the surface of MARV to induce immune responses against the virus. The cAd3 vaccine platform demonstrated a good safety profile in prior clinical trials when used in investigational Ebola virus and Sudan virus vaccines developed by the VRC.

a reply to: Vroomfondel

Oh Look!

Guinea Pigs to be used in Equatorial Guinea Outbeak

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The World Health Organization hopes to test an experimental Marburg vaccine in Equatorial Guinea, which announced its first outbreak of the virus Monday.

On Tuesday, the WHO convened an urgent meeting to evaluate several possible vaccine candidates that could be administered during the outbreak. The meeting brought together a consortium of vaccine developers, researchers and government officials — a group the WHO created in 2021 to advance a Marburg vaccine.

“Everything that we do needs to be done with alacrity," Dr. Philip Krause, the chair of the WHO Covid Vaccines Research Expert Group, said at the meeting. "Even if we’re going to do a study over many outbreaks, the more participants in that study that could be enrolled at each outbreak, the more likely we are to reach a conclusion sooner."

People can spread Marburg virus through blood, other bodily fluids or contaminated objects or surfaces. Past outbreaks, mostly in Africa, have had death rates of 24% to 88%, depending on the virus strain and the strength of efforts to control transmission.

What if the plan all along was to get the public to mistrust new vaccines, then to unleash a new disease knowing the people will be skeptical about a vaccine.

a reply to: 5ofineed5aladder

I thought about this a couple of years ago. But I think the ruling class would have real vaccines while the plebs get poison and die off.

Or later down the road they will have a database that will determine whether you get a real vaccine or a poisonous shot. All courtesy of the social credit system, that will probably be in full effect after trumps next term is over (I honestly think Trump and Biden were both installed to cause chaos to both sides).

a reply to: nugget1

There wasn't any for Covid when it hit, either.

There still isnt...

a reply to: infolurker

That is waaaayyyyy too convenient...

originally posted by: Vroomfondel
a reply to: nugget1

There wasn't any for Covid when it hit, either.

There still isnt...

No, but it didn't stop them from making something up at Warp Speed.

On the 23 or 24 of this month the WHO will have decided what their new guidelines are and we'll have a better idea of what's coming down the pike next.

Too late to the show. Hey, we hVe little to worry bout. it will Probably not spread bc we know where it is and there is no one trying to cover it up!

originally posted by: Vroomfondel
a reply to: infolurker

That is waaaayyyyy too convenient...

Just a coincidence, surely.

If Marburg is like all the other hemorrhagic viruses, then it transmits through contact with infectious body fluids. That means it still has the same issues as Ebola when it comes to spreading. The culture of African countries facilitates this through their funereal practices, but most first world countries are much less likely to have issues, especially if it becomes known there is an outbreak. You have to touch the blood, vomit, feces, etc.

The community that would be most at risk for sustaining such a disease would be the homeless.

originally posted by: 5ofineed5aladder
What if the plan all along was to get the public to mistrust new vaccines, then to unleash a new disease knowing the people will be skeptical about a vaccine.

Whatever the plan is, the outcome is always bad. So at this point it doesn't even matter.

a reply to: ketsuko

It doesn't have to be direct contact with an infected person. If an infected person touches a door knob and leaves sweat, mucous, whatever, on the door knob anyone who touches it within the serviceable lifespan of the virus can be infected. I am not sure on Marburg, but some viruses can live on an inanimate surface for weeks or even months depending on the material, temperature and humidity, among other mitigating factors.

a reply to: Vroomfondel

If Marburg is similar to its cousin Ebola, then it doesn't have a long shelf life. It needs wet, and the sun is its enemy. It's not like the common cold that can hang out on a surface for a good long time.

a reply to: ketsuko

I found an article on NCBI, "Survival of Marburg virus infectivity on contaminated surfaces and in aerosols", which states that Marburg can live four to five days on a contaminated surface. Of course this varies with ambient conditions and surface material, but in general terms four to five days is not uncommon. The virus can also be transmitted in aerosol form depending on the level of viremia present. Though airborne infection is possible, the study suggests that direct contact is typically necessary for transmission of the virus.

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a reply to: Vroomfondel

Marburg is a dangerous virus with roughly a 50% fatality rate and no known treatments.

According to the WHO Marburg has a fatality rate of up to 88%, so even worse.

originally posted by: nugget1
a reply to: Vroomfondel

We won't have to worry about that with Marburg, there is no vaccine or antiviral treatment for this disease.

There wasn't any for Covid when it hit, either.

I think they'd have to GOF Margurg before it could become a world pandemic.

Super under appreciated comment