Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever

Year(s) Country Apparent or suspected origin Reported number of human cases Reported number (%) of deaths among cases Situation 1967 Germany and Yugoslavia Uganda 31 7 (21) Simultaneous outbreaks occurred in laboratory workers handling African green monkeys imported from Uganda [1]. 1975 Johannesburg, South Africa Zimbabwe 3 1 (33) A man with a recent travel history to Zimbabwe was admitted to hospital in South Africa. Infection spread from the man to his traveling companion and a nurse at the hospital. The man died, but both women were given vigorous supportive treatment and eventually recovered [2]. 1980 Kenya Kenya 2 1 (50) Recent travel history included a visit to Kitum Cave in Kenya's Mount Elgon National Park. Despite specialized care in Nairobi, the male patient died. A doctor who attempted resuscitation developed symptoms 9 days later but recovered [3].