A Bustling Port City In Guinea Now Confirms At Least Four Marburg Cases... Disconcerting, For Risks Of Wider Spreading.

This is the real fear of such an outbreak -- that it moves from isolated, rural areas. . . into a large and mobile city's population, undetected.

Then before public health authorities can isolate those exposed, many may have left on ships or boats, for other countries and other ports of call. And what was local becomes. . . regional/continental. We will hope that the contacts of contacts are compliant, and agree to be monitored, in Tanzania and Guinea. Here's the latest, from the UK's Telegraph MSM outlet:

. . .An outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea has spread from rural districts to the main port of the African nation, increasing the risk of further transmission as the disease reaches densely populated areas and transport hubs.

At least four cases have now been detected in the city of Bata, which has a population of around 200,000 people and links to several neighbouring countries. . . .

The outbreak in Equatorial Guinea, in Central Africa, is already thought to be the fourth largest ever recorded. The World Health Organisation (WHO) last week said there had been nine laboratory confirmed cases: seven have died while the remaining two are undergoing treatment. Authorities have also identified 20 suspected cases, all of whom are now dead. . . .

Now you know. . . do keep a good thought, here.

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