Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], November 15 (ANI): Ethiopia has confirmed its first outbreak of Marburg virus disease after nine cases were reported, prompting urgent action from the Ministry of Health and raising concerns about possible spread to neighbouring countries, Al Jazeera reported.

The Health Ministry confirmed nine cases in the Omo region, an area close to the border with South Sudan. The confirmation came after health workers in the region reported several patients exhibiting symptoms associated with viral hemorrhagic fever.

World Health Organisation ( WHO ) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday that Ethiopia's health authorities had acted swiftly and transparently. He wrote on social media that the rapid response showed the country's seriousness in containin

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