Ghana confirms its first outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus.

Ghana has confirmed the first two cases of the highly contagious Marburg virus.

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The announcement comes following the deaths of two patients from Ghana's southern Ashanti area.

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The patients have shown signs like fever, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, WHO said.

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Marburg is an extremely contagious viral hemorrhagic disease that falls within the same family as more well-known Ebola virus.

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Marburg can have a mortality rate that can reach 88%, as per WHO.

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"Illness begins abruptly, with high fever, severe headache, and malaise," it said.

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The virus is passed on to humans through fruit bats. It can be transmitted from human to human by contact.

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