Spanish authorities detect first suspected case of Marburg disease

BY A STAFF REPORTER: Health authorities in Spain's Valencia region said on Saturday that a man has been infected with the Marburg virus, a deadly infectious disease that has put more than 200 people in quarantine in Equatorial Guinea. Recently, a 34-year-old man in Equatorial Guinea was transferred from a private hospital to the isolation unit of La Fe Hospital in Valencia. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the mortality rate from the Marburg virus can be up to 88 percent. There are no vaccines or antiviral treatments approved to treat it.