Marburg virus disease outbreak amidst COVID-19 in the Republic of Guinea: A point of contention for the fragile health system?

• DOI: 10.1016/j.cegh.2021.100920
• Publication Date: 2021-12-08T07:38:56Z
• Authors: Osaretin Christab...; Emeka Francis Okonji; Parvathy Mohanan; Maryam Salma Babar; Amna Saleem; Uzzam Ahmed Khawaja; Mohammad Yasir Essar; Mohammad Mehedi H...
• Keywords: Pandemic; Case fatality rate; Marburg virus

In August 2021, the Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak was confirmed amid coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Republic of Guinea. This is first time it detected Guinea and West Africa. one world's most threatening diseases, causing severe haemorrhagic fever, with a case fatality rate 90%. Currently, there are no vaccines specific antiviral drugs for MVD. Technical teams community health care workers that were set up as part recent Ebola (EVD) declared over on June 19, now redeployed to support governments response activities MVD country. The an added burden fragile healthcare systems already overburdened multiple reoccurring epidemics COVID-19 pandemic. Previous epidermic strategies needed contain spread disease, pandemic, so not overwhelmed. commentary discusses available evidence regarding epidemic highlights efforts, challenges be prioritized, provides evidence-based recommendations.