Deadly Marburg Virus Suspected of Reaching Germany From Africa (www.bnnbloomberg.ca)
from Stamau123@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 02 Oct 23:14
https://lemmy.world/post/20442290

(Bloomberg) – German police cordoned off part of a train station in Hamburg and isolated two people to reduce the risk of the deadly Marburg virus spreading.

A medical student who was traveling to Hamburg from Rwanda reported that he might have contracted a tropical disease, according to the local government. The person had been working at a hospital in the African country that had also treated people with Marburg. Upon arrival on Wednesday, the student and a companion were isolated and transported for more testing.

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CaptainPedantic@lemmy.world on 02 Oct 23:26 collapse

For those wondering, the Marburg virus has similar symptoms as Ebola.

TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee on 02 Oct 23:37 collapse

Neat. Did anyone have “Ebola’s cousin reaching the middle of Europe” on their card of Apocalypse Bingo?

FlyingSquid@lemmy.world on 02 Oct 23:47 next collapse

I was hoping for nonvenereal endemic syphilis.

Stamau123@lemmy.world on 02 Oct 23:58 next collapse

The hit game daikatana tried to warn us the Marburg virus would doom us all!

Successful_Try543@feddit.org on 03 Oct 00:18 next collapse

What’s missing in the above article is that the Marburg virus is transmitted through direct close contact with skin or mucous membranes or through contact with body fluids, not via aerosols like Covid 19. The student only had mild influenza like symptoms and no feaver yet. Thus, the other passengers have been informed, but supposedly are not in danger and don’t need to quarantine.
All the best for the poor guy and his girlfriend.

https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/hamburg/Nach-Virus-Alarm-am-Hamburger-Hauptbahnhof-Paerchen-wird-untersucht,virusverdacht100.html

gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works on 03 Oct 00:45 collapse

Madagascar has closed its ports

Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc on 03 Oct 00:55 collapse

Lmao is this plague inc?

random_character_a@lemmy.world on 03 Oct 02:45 collapse

Yes, the board game version.