Angolan Marburg virus still threat
'''April 19, 2005'''

[[Image:LocationAngola.png|thumb|right|180px|World map, [[w:Angola|Angola]] marked<BR>''credit: [[w:User:Vardion|Vardion]] of [[w:Main Page|Wikipedia]]]]
Fearing that burial rites might be the cause of more cases of the [[w:Marburg virus|Marburg virus]], [[w:World Health Organization|WHO]] spokesman Dave Daigle says the transmission cycle has not yet been broken. Cases of persons fallen ill by the virus outside the province of [[w:Uige Province|Uige]] are reportedly connected to visits to that region.

The burial custom there for most families includes the preparation of the body, and kissing and embracing the deceased. The epidemic spreads through contact with body fluids.

The death toll so far, stands at 235 in the epidemic. The [[w:Ebola|Ebola-like fever]] cannot be treated with any known drugs. The best protection is wearing masks and gloves when in contact with a carrier.
[[Image:Angola Provinces Uige 250px.png|thumb|left|120px|Map of Angola, Uige province marked<BR>''Credit: [[w:User:Snoyes|Snoyes]] of [[w:Wikipedia:Text of the GNU Free Documentation License|GNU Map]]'']]

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://www9.sbs.com.au/theworldnews/region.php?id=109821&region=5
|title=MARBURG EPIDEMIC NOT OVER: WHO
|author=
|pub=Special Broadcast Service, Australia
|date=April 19, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://www.voanews.com/english/2005-04-18-voa48.cfm
|title=WHO: Marburg Outbreak Not Over; Death Toll Climbs to 235
|author=
|pub=Voice of America
|date=April 18, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/cc149873c7e56b2fe95121d360ed6e92.htm
|title= ANGOLA: Cultural practices raise risk of Marburg spreading
|author=
|pub=Reuters:AlertNet
|date=April 18, 2005}}

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'April 19, 2005'

Angola markedcredit: Vardion of Wikipedia
Fearing that burial rites might be the cause of more cases of the Marburg virus, WHO spokesman Dave Daigle says the transmission cycle has not yet been broken. Cases of persons fallen ill by the virus outside the province of Uige are reportedly connected to visits to that region.

The burial custom there for most families includes the preparation of the body, and kissing and embracing the deceased. The epidemic spreads through contact with body fluids.

The death toll so far, stands at 235 in the epidemic. The Ebola-like fever cannot be treated with any known drugs. The best protection is wearing masks and gloves when in contact with a carrier.
Snoyes of GNU Map
April 19, 2005 Africa Health Infectious disease Published Marburg virus Disease Angola