Angola Marburg Virus
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MENSAGEM DE CAUTELA SOBRE A FEBRE HEMORRÁGICA MARBURG NA PROVÍNCIA DO UÍGE, ANGOLA
PARA AS MAIS RECENTES INFORMAÇÕES SOBRE FACTOS DA FEBRE HEMORRÁGICA (VÍRUS DE MARBURG), POR FAVOR, CLIQUE AQUI : wwwhfactossobremarburg.html 1 ... A Embaixada dos Estados Unidos da América em Luanda não recomenda que se efectue viagens para a província do Uíge, Angola por causa de um surto de febre hemorrágica Marburg. Até ao dia 21 de Março de 2005, foram notificados 101 casos de pessoas infectadas, entre as quais 93 morreram nos últimos quatro meses. O Ministério da Saúde, a Organização Mundial da Saúde, e o Centro de Controlo de Doenças de Atlanta (CDC-Atlanta) trabalham em cooperação no sentido de identificar medidas de saúde públicas recomendáveis e o tratamento da doença. Para mais informação sobre a febre hemorrágica Marburg e sobre doenças infecciosas, queiram, por favor, consultar os Centros de Controlo de Doenças e Prevenção através dos números telefónicos de emergência para viajantes internacionais: 1-877-FYI-TRIP (1-877-394-8747) ou no site do CDC CDC-ATLANTA e ou ainda consultar a página na internet da Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS): WHO.INT ... [Read More]
Weekly Special Report, April 14, 2005
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Angola
There is currently an outbreak of Marburg hemorrhagic fever, a severe and often fatal disease, in Uige province, Angola. The Department of State, therefore, advises against travel to Uige province. The Angolan Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the Centers for Disease Control-Atlanta (CDC) continue to work to identify and publicize recommended health measures and treatments, and to develop strategies, which will ensure that this outbreak remains contained. Americans visiting or resident in Angola are advised to monitor public health announcements from the Ministry of Health and the WHO, and to follow their public health guidelines and recommendations. More information on the Marburg virus may be obtained at http://www.who.int/csr/disease/marburg/en/ and at the ... [Read More]
FACTOS SOBRE A FEBRE HEMORRÁGICA (VÍRUS DE MARBURG)
No actual surto em Angola, a Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS) e as autoridades sanitárias de Angola confirmaram 114 casos, na eclosão da epidemia da febre viral hemorrágica no Norte de Angola. Testes laboratorias confirmaram o vírus de Marburg como a causa. O epicentro do surto, que, de forma retrospectiva, teve início em Outubro de 2004, está localizado na província do Uíge no norte de Angola. Cerca de 75 por cento dos casos tiveram como vítimas crianças abaixo dos cinco (5) anos de idade. 1 ... [Read More]
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FOR THE LATEST FACT SHEET ON THE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER (MARBURG VIRUS), PLEASE CLICK HERE: wwwhfactsaboutmarburg.html 111 1 1 ... FOR THE LATEST FACT SHEET ON THE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER (MARBURG VIRUS), PLEASE CLICK HERE: wwwhfactsaboutmarburg.html 1 11 1 111 1 1 ... [Read More]
EMBASSY LATEST WARDEN MESSAGE ON THE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER IN UIGE PROVINCE, ANGOLA
FOR THE LATEST FACT SHEET ON THE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER (MARBURG VIRUS), PLEASE CLICK HERE: wwwhfactsaboutmarburg.html 111 1 1 ... FOR THE LATEST FACT SHEET ON THE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER (MARBURG VIRUS), PLEASE CLICK HERE: wwwhfactsaboutmarburg.html 11 1 ... [Read More]
LATEST FACT SHEET ON THE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER (MARBURG VIRUS)
Maintain perspective.Although hemorrhagic fever is a frightening illness, the outbreak remains extremely limited. Marburg virus is not spread easily like the common cold or the flu. Close contact is required. It is also not spread by mosquitoes.More people die from malaria in one day in Angola than have died from hemorrhagic fever in the 6 months since the first Marburg case in occurred in Uige province. ... Marburg virus was first identified in 1967. Like the more well-known Ebola virus, it causes an illness generally referred to as "hemorrhagic fever." ... [Read More]
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FOR THE LATEST FACT SHEET ON THE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER (MARBURG VIRUS), PLEASE CLICK HERE: wwwhfactsaboutmarburg.html ... FOR INFORMATION ON MARBURG HEMORRHAGIC FEVER AS OF JUNE 16 IN ANGOLA, PLEASE CLICK HERE: wwwhlatestwardenmsgmarburg.html ... [Read More]
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