One of the most deadly viruses ever discovered appears to have arrived in Europe after two suspected cases were detected in Germany.
A medical student who had recently returned from Africa and his girlfriend triggered an emergency at Hamburg’s main train station as they were suspected of having the lethal Marburg virus.
It can cause massive bleeding including from the eyes, nose and mouth and latest data on confirmed cases in Rwanda suggests it is likely to kill at least half those it infects.
Emergency crews in full protective gear boarded a train from Frankfurt to isolate the couple after one of them started vomiting and raised the alarm.
Politico reported that police closed two tracks at the station for several hours after all passengers were evacuated. The tabloid Bild has reported that the student had arrived by plane directly from Rwanda, where he’d been in contact with a patient who was later diagnosed as infected with Marburg.
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One of the most deadly viruses ever discovered appears to have arrived in Europe after two suspected cases were detected in Germany.
A medical student who had recently returned from Africa and his girlfriend triggered an emergency at Hamburg’s main train station as they were suspected of having the lethal Marburg virus.
It can cause massive bleeding including from the eyes, nose and mouth and latest data on confirmed cases in Rwanda suggests it is likely to kill at least half those it infects.
Emergency crews in full protective gear boarded a train from Frankfurt to isolate the couple after one of them started vomiting and raised the alarm.
Politico reported that police closed two tracks at the station for several hours after all passengers were evacuated. The tabloid Bild has reported that the student had arrived by plane directly from Rwanda, where he’d been in contact with a patient who was later diagnosed as infected with Marburg.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/marburg-virus-arrives-europe-two-33809659
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