Ethiopia Declares Its First Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak on November 14, Cases Laboratory-Confirmed in Jinka Town in the South
Ethiopia's Ministry of Health declared an outbreak of Marburg virus disease on November 14, 2025, the first time the country has reported such an outbreak. A cluster of suspected viral hemorrhagic fever cases had been identified in Jinka town in the South Ethiopia Regional State, and molecular testing by the National Reference Laboratory at the Ethiopian Public Health Institute identified Marburg virus in patient samples.
The World Health Organization (WHO) recorded the declaration and the laboratory confirmation in its disease outbreak reporting. Marburg virus disease is a viral hemorrhagic fever for which there are currently no approved therapeutics or licensed vaccines, so outbreak response centers on case management, surveillance, and contact tracing.
Following the declaration, Ethiopian health authorities activated their emergency response, and WHO activated its emergency response mechanisms within 24 hours of the outbreak confirmation in support of the government-led response. This report covers only the official information available at the November 14 declaration; subsequent case data will follow later Ministry of Health and WHO updates.
Source: World Health Organization
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 马尔堡病毒颗粒电子显微镜图像。图像：美国疾控中心 Erskine Palmer 博士，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons / Electron micrograph of Marburg virus particles. Image: CDC / Dr. Erskine Palmer, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
