Situation and vulnerability
Exhibitions in caves or mines sheltering bats, then contacts during care or funeral, can play a role.
Signs and limits of their interpretation
The beginning can be brutal: high fever, headache and malaise, then digestive disorders. Bleeding or confusion may occur secondary.
Diagnosis and monitoring
The disease is similar to other febrile infections. Specialized tests, including RT-PCR, confirm infection; the safety of samples is the responsibility of professionals.
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Prevention and care
Report fever quickly after a compatible exposure and call before you go to an establishment. Early support care and precautions against infectious contact are essential.
Practical issues
Is an approved treatment or vaccine available?
The WHO fact sheet consulted indicates the absence of an approved vaccine or antiviral against Marburg. Candidates are being studied; their development does not replace immediate care.
Preparing for an exchange with a professional
- Caves, mines and tourist activities
- Contacts with a sick person
- Chronology of the first symptoms
Bring the full minutes and dates. This information facilitates evaluation; its collection must not delay an urgent appeal.
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Related fact sheets
These sheets share ways or contexts of exhibition in our catalogue. This reconciliation does not establish a differential diagnosis.
- Lassa fever
- Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever
- Zoonotic avian influenza
- Nipah Virus Infection
- MERS
- Ebola virus disease
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