February 15, 20232 yr The World Health Organization says that Equatorial Guinea has confirmed its first-ever outbreak of Marburg disease, saying the Ebola-related virus is responsible for at least nine deaths in the tiny Western African country. In a statement on Monday, the U.N. health agency confirmed the epidemic after samples from Equatorial Guinea were sent to a lab in Senegal to pinpoint the cause of disease after an alert from a local health official last week. The WHO said there were currently nine deaths and 16 suspected cases with symptoms including fever, fatigue, diarrhea and vomiting. The agency said it was sending medical experts to help officials in Equatorial Guinea stop the outbreak and was also sending protective equipment for hundreds of workers. Kin to Ebola. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2023/02/13/marburg-virus-disease-outbreak-equatorial-guinea/11250717002/
February 15, 20232 yr Well, monkey pox never really took off, so maybe we have a puncher’s chance. CHIEF
February 15, 20232 yr 8 minutes ago, SquishMitten said: A fatality rate of 23-90% is quite broad Only 16 people have had it?A
February 15, 20232 yr 19 minutes ago, Longhornstampede said: They didn't learn from their last round of monkeyfucking... It's not called monkeyfucking any more.
February 15, 20232 yr Marbug use to be pretty nasty. I wonder how effective are the newer treatments.
February 15, 20232 yr 47 minutes ago, Hermanator said: Only 16 people have had it?A The article mentions previous outbreaks, the biggest being 252 people in Angola. That one was 90% fatal, but another article that goes into it a bit more seems to indicate that there was little to no medical care available for most of the outbreak.
February 15, 20232 yr 14 minutes ago, SquishMitten said: The article mentions previous outbreaks, the biggest being 252 people in Angola. That one was 90% fatal, but another article that goes into it a bit more seems to indicate that there was little to no medical care available for most of the outbreak. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marburg_virus_disease#Epidemiology
February 15, 20232 yr Equatorial Guinea is almost 100% Roman Catholic, so I'm sure it'll be gone by Easter.
February 15, 20232 yr 7 hours ago, South Austin said: Be sure to drink your Ovaltine. A crummy commercial? Son of a bitch.
February 16, 20232 yr Can we pin this on an oriental country somehow? Much more accepting to make fun of them
February 16, 20232 yr 34 minutes ago, closetohumping said: Can we pin this on an oriental country somehow? Much more accepting to make fun of them “No offense to the Orientals.” - Bill Parcells
February 16, 20232 yr https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/china-warns-us-spy-balloon-escalation-biden-rcna70945 China warns U.S. against escalation as balloon saga spirals Biden, please let surly write the response. We even have a cartoonist.
February 16, 20232 yr 23 hours ago, atomheartbevo said: It's not called monkeyfucking any more. "What starts here fucks up the world"
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