Child infected with Marburg virus dies in Ghana

The first ever case of the virus in the region was detected last year in Guinea

A child who contracted the highly infectious Ebola-like Marburg virus in Ghana has died, Qazet.az reports according to a World Health Organization official.

The death brings the total number of fatalities in the country to three since Ghana registered its first ever outbreak of the disease last month.

The outbreak is only the second in West Africa. The first ever case of the virus in the region was detected last year in Guinea.

The virus is transmitted to people from fruit bats and spreads among humans through direct contact with bodily fluids, surfaces and materials, the WHO said.