US Experts Heading for Angola to Help Stop Marburg Spread
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Contributed by Lisa Olen| 30 March, 2005 21:11 GMT
Experts from the US Centers for Disease Control are being dispatched to Angola to assist the Ministry of Health and an international team already at work in the country in their effort to stop the deadly Marburg virus.
The US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is working closely with the
World Health Organization (WHO) and other international partners to assist the Ministry of Health in Angola with the investigation and response to the Marburg virus outbreak.
The CDC is deploying an emergency response team consisting of experts in viral hemorrhagic fevers to the affected region imminently. CDC also has shipped preventive gear and supplies to officials in Angola.
International Aid Mobilized
As of Tuesday, the Angola Ministry of Health had reported a total of 124 cases and 117 deaths in Cabinda, Luanda and Uige, according to WHO. All of those cases originated in Uige Province. Ten were laboratory-confirmed by CDC.
A team sent to Angola by WHO, including experts from the Inter-country program for southern Africa, the Regional Office for Africa (AFRO) and from Headquarters, as well as partners in the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN), have been helping Angola's Ministry of Health to strengthen active surveillance and contact tracing.
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