The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced Equatorial Guinea (EG) continues facing an outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) for the first time.
And as of April 15, 2023, the country's capacity to manage the outbreak must be strengthened.
In addition to the nine confirmed cases reported in the WHO's Disease Outbreak News of March 22, 2023, six more individuals tested positive for MVD, with one more affected EG province.
Equatorial Guinea's Marburg Disease Fatalities Increase
U.S. Continues Preping Medical Countermeasures Against COVID-19
The U.S. HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra today announced that in the coming weeks, he would issue an amendment to the declaration under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act for medical countermeasures against COVID-19.
"While COVID-19 is not over, we are in a position to end the emergency phase of our response because of the Administration's whole-of-government approach to combatting the virus," wrote Secretary Becerra in a letter to U.S. governors on April 14, 2023.
U.S. Continues Prepping Medical Countermeasures Against COVID-19
The U.S. HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra today announced that in the coming weeks, he would issue an amendment to the declaration under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act for medical countermeasures against COVID-19.
"While COVID-19 is not over, we are in a position to end the emergency phase of our response because of the Administration's whole-of-government approach to combatting the virus," wrote Secretary Becerra in a letter to U.S. governors on April 14, 2023.
Where is Cholera a Health Risk
Cholera pandemics have accelerated since mid-2021, according to a recent World Health Organization (WHO) statement that noted the pandemic’s “alarmingly high mortality rates.”
Cholera can be a life-threatening disease caused by bacteria called Vibrio cholerae. People get Cholera from unsafe food or water, says the WHO.