132 cases of Marburg virus are now reported in Angola. 127 of these identified patients are fatalities 12 heath care workers have died.

According to the World Health Organization:

Mobile surveillance teams have been established and are investigating rumours of additional cases in Uige Province, which remains the epicentre of the outbreak. A mobile field laboratory provided by the Canadian National Microbiology Laboratory arrived yesterday, was set up in Uige today, and will become operational tomorrow. A dedicated isolation facility, operated by Médecins sans Frontières, is preparing to receive further cases that may be identified by the mobile surveillance teams.

Additional staff from the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network and WHO will be arriving over the weekend. Two logisticians will join teams in Uige and Luanda. A data manager, media coordinator, and medical anthropologist will also be arriving over the weekend.

Marburg has no prevention or cure. The fatality rate is usually 25%, this outbreak is at or near 100%. This is the largest outbreak on record.
These new deaths likely signal additional fatalities in the upcoming days.

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