{"id":11591,"date":"2026-01-27T19:31:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T19:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/ethiopias-first-marburg-outbreak-is-over\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T19:31:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T19:31:15","slug":"ethiopias-first-marburg-outbreak-is-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/ethiopias-first-marburg-outbreak-is-over\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopia\u2019s first Marburg outbreak is over"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"ArticleContent\">\n<div class=\"article__below-title\">\n<div class=\" article__posted-date\">\n<p>January 27, 2026<\/p>\n<p>1 min read<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mobile-trust-box\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-5 d-xl-none\">\n<div class=\"trust-box\">\n<div class=\"trust-box-logo d-none d-md-block\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.healio.com\/~\/media\/h5\/feature\/news\/publogos\/idn.svg?la=en&amp;h=19&amp;w=171&amp;hash=E5D33CE188190E773BF16C8B389C7AAC\" class=\"logo-img\" height=\"19\" alt=\"infectious disease news logo\" width=\"171\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 offset-md-1 offset-xl-0 col-xl-12\">\n<div class=\"email-alert-button-wrapper d-none\" data-component=\"EmailTopicAlert\" data-module=\"Subspecialty Email Topic Alerts Top\" data-manage-email-link=\"\/footer\/account-information\/my-account\/email-subscriptions-and-alerts#emailAlerts\">\n<hidden data-setting-item=\"d265901d-6d37-49c7-a8f6-c7bf19a02509\"\/><br \/>\n<hidden data-crm-source=\"Subspecialty Topic Alert\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"email-alert-button d-none\" data-topic-button=\"not-subscribed\">\n<p>\n<span data-module-track-action=\"Email Alerts TOP_Click_Healio News Article\" data-module-track-label=\"Email Alerts TOP_Healio News Article\"><br \/>\n<i class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"\/><br \/>\nAdd topic to email alerts<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"email-alert-inner collapse ucaa0d1cbc09d4a65a982d3dc5073b01c\">\n<div class=\"email-alert-dialogue\">\n<p>\nReceive an email when new articles are posted on <span data-content=\"topic-title\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none\" data-sign-up-type=\"unknown\">\nPlease provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on <span data-content=\"topic-title\"\/>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-primary\" data-loading-text=\"Loading &lt;i class=\" fa=\"\" fa-spinner=\"\" fa-spin=\"\">&#8221; data-action=subscribe&gt;<br \/>\nSubscribe<br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"d-none\" data-topic-modal=\"failed\"> <strong>We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com.<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><button data-dismiss=\"modal\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-lg btn-block\">Back to Healio<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Key takeaways:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The outbreak was declared on Nov. 14. <\/li>\n<li>In all, there were 14 cases and nine deaths. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ethiopia has declared the end of its first outbreak of Marburg virus, health officials announced Monday. <\/p>\n<p>Since Nov. 14 when the outbreak was declared, a total of 14 cases and nine deaths were reported. According to WHO, three of those cases occurred among health workers, two of whom died. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"figure article__og-image\">\n<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.healio.comhttps:\/\/www.healio.comhttps:\/\/www.healio.com\/~\/media\/slack-news\/infectious-disease\/misc\/infographics\/2026\/01_january\/idn0126marburg_graphic_01_web.webp?w=476\" media=\"(max-width: 768px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.healio.com\/~\/media\/slack-news\/infectious-disease\/misc\/infographics\/2026\/01_january\/idn0126marburg_graphic_01_web.webp?w=800\" media=\"(max-width: 992px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.healio.com\/~\/media\/slack-news\/infectious-disease\/misc\/infographics\/2026\/01_january\/idn0126marburg_graphic_01_web.webp?w=595\" media=\"(max-width: 1200px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.healio.comhttps:\/\/www.healio.comhttps:\/\/www.healio.com\/~\/media\/slack-news\/infectious-disease\/misc\/infographics\/2026\/01_january\/idn0126marburg_graphic_01_web.webp?w=476\" media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.healio.comhttps:\/\/www.healio.comhttps:\/\/www.healio.com\/~\/media\/slack-news\/infectious-disease\/misc\/infographics\/2026\/01_january\/idn0126marburg_graphic_01_web.webp?w=476\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.healio.com\/~\/media\/slack-news\/infectious-disease\/misc\/infographics\/2026\/01_january\/idn0126marburg_graphic_01_web.jpg?w=800\" alt=\"IDN0126Marburg\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid\" width=\"800\"\/><br \/>\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">\nData derived from WHO.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The outbreak was declared after 42 days with no new cases \u2014 or the maximum length of two incubation periods.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike Ebola, there are no approved vaccines for Marburg virus or approved therapeutics to treat it, although several vaccine candidates have reached human trials.<\/p>\n<p>In all, 857 contacts of cases were identified in the Ethiopia outbreak and monitored for 21 days each for signs of infection, according to WHO.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe rapid containment of this outbreak reflects strong national leadership, effective coordination and the dedication of frontline responders and communities,\u201d Ethiopian health minister<b> <\/b><b>Mekdes<\/b><b> Daba, <\/b><b>MD, MPH,<\/b> said in a press release. \u201cSustaining preparedness remains essential to protect the population from future public health threats.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Marburg virus has caused outbreaks across sub-Saharan Africa since it was first identified in 1967 after German scientists in the city of Marburg, Germany, contracted the virus while handling monkeys from Africa, according to the CDC.<\/p>\n<p>In the last 5 years, Marburg outbreaks have occurred in Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Tanzania, Guinea and Rwanda \u2014 the latter two countries reporting first-ever outbreaks in 2021 and 2024, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Africa CDC, the strain of Marburg virus that caused the outbreak in Ethiopia is similar to viruses detected in past outbreaks in East Africa.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content--footer\">\n<div class=\"publisher-logo\">\n<span>Published by:<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.healio.com\/~\/media\/h5\/feature\/news\/publogos\/idn.svg?la=en&amp;h=19&amp;w=171&amp;hash=E5D33CE188190E773BF16C8B389C7AAC\" class=\"logo-img\" height=\"19\" alt=\"infectious disease news logo\" width=\"171\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"healio-ai-component-inline\" data-no-ads=\"true\" data-module-track-category=\"Healio AI\" data-module-track-action=\"Click\" data-module-track-label=\"Access Healio Ai from component - 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