Marburg virus disease amid Covid-19 in West Africa: An emerging and re-emerging zoonotic epidemic threat, future implications and way forward

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dc.contributor.authorEneh, Stanley Chinedu
dc.contributor.authorOkonji, Osaretin Christabel
dc.contributor.authorChiburoma, Anyike Goodness
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-02T13:06:54Z
dc.date.available2023-05-02T13:06:54Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractAmid the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, several African countries including Ghana and Equatorial Guinea have reported several zoonotic outbreaks. The COVID-19 pandemic has added more strain on the already fragile healthcare system, and consequently increasing the impact of both emerging and re-emerging diseases such as the current outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) in Ghana and Equatorial Guinea.1–4 On 28 June 2022, the health authorities in Ghana received reports of two fatal cases of MVD;1 by 29 July 2022, four confirmed case of MVD were reported with three deaths (case fatality ratio of 75%).en_US
dc.identifier.citationEneh, S. C. et al. (2023). Marburg virus disease amid Covid-19 in West Africa: An emerging and re-emerging zoonotic epidemic threat, future implications and way forward. Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease, 10. 10.1177/20499361231168520en_US
dc.identifier.issn2049-937X
dc.identifier.uri10.1177/20499361231168520
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/8885
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectPublic healthen_US
dc.subjectCovid-19en_US
dc.subjectMarburg virusen_US
dc.subjectAfricaen_US
dc.subjectHealth and Social Welfareen_US
dc.titleMarburg virus disease amid Covid-19 in West Africa: An emerging and re-emerging zoonotic epidemic threat, future implications and way forwarden_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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