The Ghana Health Service has confirmed two cases of Marburg virus disease in Ghana.
The cases were first identified in the Ashanti Region on July 7, 2022.
A statement signed by the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye said the cases were confirmed after testing at the Institute Pasteur in Dakar (IPD), Senegal.
“The test results corroborated Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research results.
The samples were sent to IPD with the support of the World Health Organization (WHO) for validation in line with standard practice, this being the first time Ghana has confirmed Marburg Virus Disease”.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Kwabena Nyarko Abronoma