The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed two cases of Marburg virus disease in Ghana.
According to GHS, the cases were first identified in July 7, 2022, in the Ashanti Region.
A report signed by the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye said the cases were confirmed after a test conducted at the Institute Pasteur in Dakar (IPD), Senegal.
The test results corroborated the results from Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research. The samples were sent to IPD with the support of the World Health Organization (WHO) for validation in line with standard practice, this being the first time Ghana has confirmed Marburg Virus Disease.
