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Africa: Subsaharan
Marburg death toll over 200 in Angola
2005-04-12
A total of 203 people have died in Angola from the Marburg virus, the worst outbreak ever recorded of the Ebola-like bug, the Angolan health ministry and the World Health Organisation (WHO) said. The greatest number of deaths of 184, were recorded in the northern Uige province, the epicentre of the epidemic that was first detected in October, the figures from health authorities released in a statement in the capital Luanda say. The statement said a total of 221 cases of the Marburg virus have been discovered, out of which 203 resulted in death, putting the mortality rate countrywide from the outbreak at 92 per cent.
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#4  Chuck: OT, I visited the "Heroes" section of your blog yesterday. That's a very good piece of work. Thank you.
Posted by: Matt   2005-04-12 11:28:37 AM  

#3  The Marburg data is characterized by gaps in reporting, leading to spikes when the updates are finally made. The latest WHO report lists data from 4/9/2005, and shows 214 cases since October 2004, and 194 deaths, with a death rate of 90.7%. The number of new cases peaked at the beginning of April with the April 7 and 9 data showing a significant drop. I've roughed the existing data out here.
Posted by: Chuck Simmins   2005-04-12 11:01:58 AM  

#2  Reading a novel called Sleeper Cell(by:Jeffery Anderson,MD)about a nanotech engineried bio weapon.Scary stuff.
Posted by: raptor   2005-04-12 9:11:56 AM  

#1  It appears most of Uige province is not under the control of the Angolan government, so we don't know the real total.
Posted by: phil_b   2005-04-12 8:41:15 AM  

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