De nombreux pays africains ont acquis beaucoup d'xpériences en matière de gestion de épidémies de fièvres hémorragiques virales qu'ils peuvent appliquer à celle du virus à Marburg.
- Head of the Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Many African countries are experienced in managing outbreaks of viral haemorrhagic fevers and many of the lessons learnt from the Ebola can be applied to the Marburg outbreak.
The biggest lesson has been that controlling a disease outbreak like Ebola is impossible without community trust and engagement.
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The current Ebola outbreak in the DRC is incredibly difficult to manage.
Borders are porous between North Kivu province of the DRC and neighbouring countries, so the potential for spread is highly likely.
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