Reuben Rine Christopher, Abunike Sarah Adamma
German Centre of Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Puschstraße 4, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
Institute of Biology, Leipzig University, Puschstraße 4, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
Bull Natl Res Cent. 2023;47(1):10. doi: 10.1186/s42269-023-00987-1. Epub 2023 Jan 27.
The recent outbreaks of Marburg virus disease (MVD) in Guinea and Ghana have become a major public health concern not only to the West African sub-region but a threat to global health.
Given the poorly elucidated ecological and epidemiological dynamics of the Marburg virus, it would be imprudent to preclude the possibility of another pandemic if urgent efforts are not put in place. However, the prior emergence and impact of COVID-19 and other co-occurring epidemics may add 'noise' to the epidemiological dynamics and public health interventions that may be required in the advent of a MVD outbreak in Nigeria.
Paying attention to the lessons learned from previous (and current) multiple epidemics including Avian Influenza, Yellow fever, Ebola virus disease, Monkeypox, Lassa fever, and COVID-19 could help avoid a potentially devastating public health catastrophe in Nigeria.
最近在几内亚和加纳爆发的马尔堡病毒病已不仅成为西非次区域主要的公共卫生问题，而且对全球健康构成威胁。
鉴于马尔堡病毒的生态和流行病学动态尚未完全阐明，如果不立即采取紧急措施，排除再次爆发大流行的可能性将是轻率的。然而，新冠疫情及其他同时出现的流行病先前的出现和影响，可能会给尼日利亚出现马尔堡病毒病疫情时所需的流行病学动态和公共卫生干预措施增添“干扰因素”。
关注从先前（以及当前）包括禽流感、黄热病、埃博拉病毒病、猴痘、拉沙热和新冠疫情在内的多次疫情中吸取的教训，有助于避免在尼日利亚发生可能造成毁灭性后果的公共卫生灾难。
