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Bats congregate in Queen Elizabeth National Park on Aug. 24, 2018 as part of a research project to determine flight patterns and how they transmit Marburg virus to humans in Uganda.(Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post)Outbreaks of the highly infections and deadly hemorrhagic Marburg virus have been reported in the far east and west of Africa, health authorities said, testing the readiness of health ministries battle-hardened by exposure to covid-19 and Ebola.

Recent cases of Marburg disease have also been reported in Cameroon and Tanzania, according to the WHO.Eight new confirmed cases of the Marburg disease have been reported in Equatorial Guinea, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.This brings the total of laboratory-confirmed cases to nine and probable cases to 20 since the outbreak of the disease a deadly one similar to Ebola was declared in February.

Tanzania reported its first outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus after eight people developed symptoms including fever, vomiting, bleeding and kidney failure.Testing by the east African country confirmed the presence of the highly virulent disease that causes hemorrhagic fever, the World Health Organization said in a statement late Tuesday.

The deadly Marburg virus has surfaced this week for the first time in Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon.The World Health Organization confirmed at least one death in Equatorial Guinea in West Africa and neighboring Cameroon said two suspected cases were detected, according to Reuters.A handful of Marburg cases were identified in Ghana late last year.

Health officials are racing to stamp out a rare and concerning outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.The outbreak, first confirmed Monday, is the country's first ever from Marburg.The virus is a relative of Ebola and has similar transmission (via direct contact and bodily fluids), hemorrhagic disease symptoms, and alarmingly high fatality rates.

Five recent mystery deaths in northwestern Tanzania were confirmed as the country's first-ever cases of the deadly Marburg virus, the public health ministry said Tuesday.Health Minister Ummy Mwalimu said the cases had been contained in the Kagera region, where it started.The National Public Health Laboratory tested samples after eight people in the region fell ill with fever, vomiting, bleeding and kidney failure, among other symptoms of the virus that kills up to 88% of its victims.

The UN General Assembly approved a non-binding resolution on Thursday that calls for Russia to end hostilities in Ukraine and demands the withdrawal of its forces, sending a strong message on the eve of the first anniversary of the invasion that Moscow's aggression must end.
he resolution, drafted by Ukraine in consultation with its allies, passed 141-7, with 32 abstentions.

By Edith M. Lederer and Michael Weissenstein | Associated Press UNITED NATIONS The U.N. General Assembly approved a nonbinding resolution Thursday that calls for Russia to end hostilities in Ukraine and demands the withdrawal of its forces, sending a strong message on the eve of the first anniversary of the invasion that Moscow's aggression must end.

Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Africa's longest-serving ruler, was poised Sunday to extend his 43 years in power in the oil-rich country after only two opposition candidates decided to run against him.Fourteen of the country's opposition parties have joined an alliance with Obiang's authoritarian regime, which critics have long accused of intimidation, torture and corruption.