Marburg virus disease (MVD), formerly known as Marburg haemorrhagic fever, is a severe disease in humans caused by Marburg marburgvirus (MARV). Although MVD is uncommon, MARV has the potential to cause epidemics with significant case fatality rates.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 30 August - 5 Sep 2020 and includes updates on COVID-19, Ebola virus disease, MERS, Dengue, CCHF, West Nile Virus.
On 8 August, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) evolving in West Africa a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).
Results from a recent vaccine trial, conducted by collaborating health authorities, possibly represent a major breakthrough in the control of Ebola virus disease.
ECDC comments on Joseph Lewnard and colleagues' mathematical model assessing the effectiveness of expanding the currently available interventions for controlling the outbreak in Montserrado.