The Africa Centers for Disease Control (Africa CDC) and World Health Organization (W.H.O.) on Friday confirmed an outbreak in Ethiopia of the lethal Marburg virus, a pathogen with symptoms similar to the infamous Ebola virus, but even more deadly and difficult to treat.

W.H.O. Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who hails from Ethiopia, confirmed on Friday that at least nine cases have been detected in the Marburg virus outbreak.

W.H.O. said it was the first time the Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) has been detected in Ethiopia. A previous outbreak occurred in Tanzania in March, and in Rwanda last December – the first time MVD has been…

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