Marburg
G.h Code: GHL2023.D11.1D60.1
A line list outbreak identifier is of the following form:GHLYYYY.D11.CODE, comprising of these parts:
GHL: indicating this is a Global.health line list
YYYY: Year the outbreak began
D11: indicating that we are using ICD-11 codes for the rest of the identifier
ICD-11 CODE: Four letter alphanumeric code representing the pathogen. For a full list see: https://icd.who.int
Affected Area: Equatorial Guinea
Affected Area provides the spatial reach of the outbreak.
Timespan: January 2023 - April 2023
Timespan provides the start and end date for data related to this outbreak.
Status: Inactive
Status refers to the status for data curation as Inactive or Active. Active outbreaks are currently being updated. Inactive outbreaks are no longer being updated.The repository contains dated records of curated Marburg cases from the 2023 outbreak in Equatorial Guinea.
In February 2023, Equatorial Guinea reported its first outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD), a severe hemorrhagic fever with a high case fatality rate (CFR). The outbreak posed a significant public health threat, particularly in a low-resource setting. With 40 cases (17 confirmed and 23 probable) and 35 deaths (12 confirmed and 23 probable), it became the third deadliest MVD outbreak on record, with a CFR of 88%. Our line list and briefing report supported the generation of epidemiological insights throughout the outbreak.
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Charting Progress and Collaborative Growth: Global.health’s Journey of 2023 and Outlook for 2024
In 2023, Marburg kept our curation team busy, and raised global awareness for the growing risk of animal-to-human spillover events. This was the first time that there were two concurrent Marburg Virus Disease outbreaks in Africa – Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania. (…)
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Marburg in Equatorial Guinea: Curation Challenges in Tracking Viral Haemorrhagic Fever Outbreaks
On February 13th, 2023, a first-ever outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) was declared in Equatorial Guinea. The index case died January 7th, 2023. The Ministerio de Sanidad y Bienestar Social de la República de Guinea Ecuatorial (MINSABS) was notified one month later, on February 7th. (…)