Smrtonosni virus "natjerao" WHO na zakazivanje hitnog sastanka: Karakterišu ga užasni simptomi

epa10105263 Nurses in protective suits go around to disinfect areas of a ward that has been used for COVID-19 cases and can be repurposed for Monkeypox cases if the need arises, at a local government hospital in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines 04 August 2022. Philippine health authorities on 29 July announced that the country's first case of Monkeypox was recorded from a Filipino who came from overseas, following a declaration from the World Health Organization that Monkeypox is a public health emergency of international concern. EPA/ROLEX DELA PENA/Rolex Dela Pena
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Nastavak vijesti ispod promo sadržaja

Svjetska zdravstvena organizacija (WHO) najavila je održavanje hitnog sastanka zbog smrti najmanje devet ljudi u Ekvatorijalnoj Gvineji koji su umrli od posljedica marburške hemoragične groznice.

Sazvan je sastanak konzorcija za vakcinu protiv virusa Marburg (Marvac). Inače, riječ je o virusu koji je "rođak" ebole.

Marburg virus je vrlo opasan patogen koji uzrokuje jaku groznicu, često praćenu krvarenjem i zatajenjem organa i za njega trenutno ne postoji napravljena vakcina ili odobreni antivirusni tretmani.