Travellers to Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea have been warned to check themselves for symptoms of a deadly virus.
The Marburg virus – which has a fatality rate up to 88 per cent – is a highly infectious viral haemorrhagic fever, meaning it affects multiple organ systems at once. It can cause bleeding in these organs, impeding the body’s ability to function.
Outbreaks have been confirmed in Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania, leading the US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention to avoid non-essential travel to impacted provinces. There are fears the disease could spread to neighbouring Gabon.
The Australian government has also issued travelling advisories for nearby Uganda and Gabon.
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