Ethiopia Has Ended Its First Ever Marburg Outbreak -- This Morning, African Time... Sweet.

This is exceedingly good news. 42 days without any positive tests. And so ends Ethiopia's first bout with the dread Marburg virus, in humans.

Here's the latest -- from the W.H.O. -- and a bit of it:

. . .Addis -- The Government of Ethiopia has officially declared the end of its first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) following the completion of enhanced surveillance and the mandatory follow-up period, with no new confirmed cases reported for consecutive 42 days. The outbreak, first confirmed on 14 November 2025 in the South Ethiopia Region, was contained in less than three months through a swift, coordinated response led by the government and supported by the World Health Organization (WHO).

From the onset of the outbreak, WHO worked in close collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) to support response efforts at national and sub-national levels. WHO Ethiopia played a pivotal role in coordinating response operations and providing sustained technical and operational support across all response pillars, including leadership and coordination, surveillance, laboratory, case management, infection prevention and control, logistics and risk communication and community engagement.

A total of 14 confirmed cases were reported during the outbreak, including nine deaths and five recoveries. There were five deaths that were probable cases. . . .

Done shoveling six new inches here -- onward tomorrow aft., to Music City -- for Abrego. Smile. . . .

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