WHO on July 2 said a Marburg virus infection was identified in Uganda after the
Africa CDC on July 1 reported the Uganda Ministry of Health had notified one
case. WHO described Marburg virus disease as a severe viral hemorrhagic fever
with symptoms including high fever, headache, muscle pain, diarrhea, vomiting
and bleeding. Studies indicate the virus’s natural reservoir is the Egyptian
fruit bat; transmission to humans can occur and human-to-human spread is
possible via direct contact and infected bodily fluids.
