The Tanzanian government has sent a team of researchers to the south of that country to address the possible emergence of an outbreak of an unknown disease.
Tanzania has sent a team of doctors and health experts to the south-east of the country to investigate a mysterious disease that has already killed three people, Tanzanian authorities said.
This disease, the symptoms of which include nosebleeds, fever, headache and fatigueit was detected in the Lindi region, he explained Aifello Sichalwethe head doctor of the government.
“The government has formed a professional team that still investigate this unknown diseaseSichalwe said in a statement urging residents to remain calm.
The deceased patients presented with nosebleeds and muscle pains.
In total, they noted cases in 13 patients, three of which died.
Sichalwe added that patients They tested negative for Ebola, Marburg virus, and COVID-19.
Ebola is one of the most dangerous diseases in the world and in Africa it is a scourge that must always come first.
One of them was treated while the others are isolated.
The president of the nation, Samia Suluhu Hassancommented on Tuesday that it is not yet known what is causing this “strange disease”, but believes it may be the result of the “growing interaction between humans and wild animalscollects the newspaper Il Cittadino.
The news comes days after the Ghanaian health authorities announced the preliminary finding of two patients with the Marburg viruswhich has fueled fears of an outbreak of the rarely detected disease in West Africa.
What is the Marburg virus?
The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies the Marburg virus as a disease severe and often fatal. This virus causes viral hemorrhagic fever in humans. The average death rate is around 50 percent. During recent outbreaks, these rates are between 24 and 88 percent depending on the virus strain and case treatment.
The Marburg virus was first identified in 1967 after simultaneous outbreaks in Marburg and Frankfurt, Germanyand in Belgrade, Serbia.
It is believed that the natural host of the virus is the bat of the fruit (Rousettus aegyptiacus, family Pteropodidae). According to the WHO, it is transmitted from these bats to humans and spreads directly between them.
The Marburg virus, in a telescope image.
Person-to-person transmission occurs by direct contact with the injured skin or mucous membranes in the blood, secretions, organs or other body fluids of infected people. As well as with surfaces and materials contaminated by these liquids, such as clothing or bedding.
“Infection through contaminated injection materials or needle sticks is associated with aa increased severity of the diseaseto a faster aggravation and possibly a higher mortality rate, “the WHO detailed in an article.
The incubation period varies from 2 to 21 days. The disease begins with a high fever, intense headache and severe malaise, as well as muscle aches. On the third day, intense watery diarrhea, pain, abdominal cramps, nausea and vomiting may appear. At this stage, WHO describes patients as “ghosts” due to sunken eyes, lack of facial expression and extreme lethargy.
Source: Clarin
