LIBREVILLE, Gabon: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday declared an end to a nearly four-month epidemic of the Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea, saying the disease — a cousin of Ebola — had caused 35 confirmed or suspected deaths.
"The outbreak of [the] Marburg Virus Disease in Equatorial Guinea ended today with no new cases reported over the past 42 days after the last patient was discharged from treatment," the WHO said in a statement.
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