Marburg Screening Begins in Vietnam

The Socialist Republic of Vietnam's Health Ministry today announced it has requested for visitors arriving from African countries with Marburg virus disease outbreaks to be monitored for three weeks while in-country.

The ministry also requested samples be taken in suspected cases while at local airports.

"This is a highly dangerous disease," the ministry noted, according to local media on March 20, 2023.

The request was made as the highly contagious disease killed nine people in Equatorial Guinea and could spread further into other African regions and Spain.

As of March 20, 2023, no approved Marburg vaccines or antivirals exist.