Ghana Health Service Director-General Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye
Officials of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) are sporting out considerable touch tracing to make sure no person else dies from the lethal Marburg Virus Disease.
The Ghana Health Service on Sunday, July 24 pronounced 4 instances of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) following take a look at effects from the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR).
The 4 humans covered a own circle of relatives of 3 and a 51-12 months-antique guy who later examined poor for the disease.
While on admission, a father and son of a own circle of relatives of 3, unfortunately, couldn't continue to exist and died.
Meanwhile, the mom has made development as some distance as restoration is involved and is presently doing properly.
This has been showed through a press launch issued through the Ghana Health Service on Friday.
“Case 1: A 26-12 months-antique male, were given sick on 22 June 2022 and later bled from the nostril and mouth, changed into admitted to a sanatorium in Ashanti Region on 26 June 2022 and died 28 hours after admission.
“Case 2: A one-12 months two-month-antique touch of Case 1 (son of Case 1); were given sick and changed into admitted on 17 July 2022. He died at the 1/3 day of admission.
“Case 3: A 24-12 months-antique female (mom of Case 2 and spouse of Case l). She is alive and properly,” elements of a launch from the GHS signed through its Director-General Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye has said.
The Service amid ongoing touch tracing has confident the overall public that every one efforts are being made to save you any in addition unfold of instances.
All humans who won't experience properly at any factor are endorsed to go to the closest medical institution for suitable care.
“The Service stays dedicated to shielding the fitness of Ghana's populace and could hold to put into effect measures to gain and hold this,” the Ghana Health Service launch reads.
Below is a replica of the launch:
