No more active Marburg case in Ghana; only surviving patient fully recovers – GHS

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says the country’s only survivor of the Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) has fully recovered.

This follows two negative tests carried out on the patient in 48 hours.

“The patient has since been discharged and reunited with her family”, according to a statement from the Ghana Health Service.

The recovered patient was one of the three persons who contracted the virus since its outbreak.

This means Ghana does not currently have an active case of the Marburg Virus Disease.

“The only survivor of the three has since recovered from the disease following two negative tests carried ...