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Volume 31, Number 5—May 2025
Synopsis
Outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease, Equatorial Guinea, 2023
Table
Reported symptoms among case-patients with Marburg virus disease, Equatorial Guinea, January–April 2023*
Symptom | Death, confirmed | Survivor, confirmed | Total, confirmed | Total, probable | Total, confirmed and probable |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fever | 12/12 (100.0) | 4/4 (100.0) | 16/16 (100.0) | 16/18 (88.9) | 32/34 (94.1) |
Abdominal pain | 3/4 (75.0) | 3/3 (100.0) | 6/7 (85.7) | ND | 6/7 (85.7) |
Fatigue | 8/12 (66.7) | 4/4 (100.0) | 12/16 (75.0) | 10/18 (55.6) | 22/34 (64.7) |
Nausea/vomiting | 8/11 (72.7) | 2/4 (50.0) | 10/15 (66.7) | 16/18 (88.9) | 26/33 (78.8) |
Anorexia/loss of appetite | 5/10 (50.0) | 4/4 (100.0) | 9/14 (64.3) | 2/4 (50.0) | 11/18 (61.1) |
Convulsions | 5/5 (100.0) | 0/3 (0.0) | 5/8 (62.5) | ND | 5/8 (62.5) |
Rash | 0/2 (0.0) | 3/3 (100.0) | 3/5 (60.0) | ND | 3/5 (60.0) |
Any hemorrhagic sign | 8/12 (66.7) | 0/4 (0.0) | 8/16 (50.0) | 13/21 (61.9) | 21/37 (56.8) |
Joint or muscle pain | 3/10 (30.0) | 3/4 (75.0) | 6/14 (42.9) | 7/18 (38.9) | 13/32 (40.6) |
Headache | 4/9 (44.4) | 1/4 (25.0) | 5/13 (38.5) | 2/5 (40.0) | 7/18 (38.9) |
Conjunctivitis | 2/3 (66.7) | 0/3 (0.0) | 2/6 (33.3) | ND | 2/6 (33.3) |
Hematemesis | 4/11 (36.4) | 0/4 (0.0) | 4/15 (26.7) | 13/18 (72.2) | 17/33 (51.5) |
Difficulty breathing | 3/11 (27.3) | 0/4 (0.0) | 3/15 (20.0) | 2/18 (11.1) | 5/33 (15.2) |
Difficulty swallowing | 0/9 (0.0) | 2/4 (50.0) | 2/13 (15.4) | 0/4 (0.0) | 2/17 (11.8) |
Bloody diarrhea | 2/9 (22.2) | 0/4 (0.0) | 2/13 (15.4) | 12/18 (66.7) | 14/31 (45.2) |
Diarrhea | 2/11 (18.2) | 0/4 (0.0) | 2/15 (13.3) | 15/18 (83.3) | 17/33 (51.5) |
*Values are no./no. (%). Denominators exclude case-patients where information on the symptom was unknown or not collected. ND, no data were available.
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