Marburg Virus Stay Freakin’ Out Cameroon an’ Gabon, Tightenin’ Travel Restrictions

🦠🦇🚧 Da Borders Stay More Secure, but Peepo Still Movin’ Round

Cameroon an’ Gabon wen’ beef up dea border security aftah dea neighbah, Equatorial Guinea, wen’ confirm da kine Marburg virus stay spreadin’ an’ stay killin’ at least nine peopo. But even wit’ da kine kontrols, peepo still stay crossin’ da porous borders, an’ dat stay makin’ peepo scared dat da virus, which causes hemorrhagic fever, goin’ spread. 😷🌍🚨

Stay Clean, Stay Safe: Da Keiki Learn Da Importance of Hand Washin’

Ovah at da government primary school in Kye-Ossi, one small town on top Cameroon’s southern border wit’ Gabon an’ Equatorial Guinea, da keiki stay singin’ bout how washin’ dea hands on da regular stay protectin’ peepo from da kine diseases. 🧼🙌🎶

Da head teachah, Mireille Evan, stay talkin’ bout how mo’ den 15 keiki from Equatorial Guinea wen’ come to Kye-Ossi fo’ attend class on top Friday. She wen’ say dat dey wen’ separate dese keiki from dea Cameroonian classmates an’ make ’em wash dea hands befo’ goin’ to class. 🏫👫🧽

Evan wen’ say dat da peepo from Cameroon’s public health ministry wen’ tell her dat dey get one outbreak of da Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea, an’ dats why da movement across da border stay restricted. She wen’ say it’s not her kuleana fo’ stop da keiki from goin’ to class. 🚸🦠🚫

Da ministries of basic an’ secondary education in Cameroon wen’ say dat every day get plenny hundred keiki crossin’ from Kie Ntem, one administrative unit in Equatorial Guinea, fo’ come study in Kye-Ossi wit’ plenny oddah keiki from Gabon. 📚🚶‍♀️🚶

Den get couple hundred merchants dat goin’ cross da borders to Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, an’ Cameroon each day fo’ do business, CEMAC wen’ say. Dats one regional economic bloc, yeah. 💼🌐💱

Da Virus Stay Killin’, But How Many?

Da peepo in charge ova in Equatorial Guinea wen’ say dat dis Marburg outbreak stay killin’ nine peepo, but da World Health Organization stay tinkin’ da numbah might be up to 20. 😵🌡️📈

Cameroon’s public health ministry stay sayin’ dat on top Friday, dey wen’ talk story wit’ health officials from Gabon an’ Equatorial Guinea ’bout how fo’ stop or at least slow down da spread of dis kine disease. 🏥🤝🛑

Da governah of Cameroon’s South Region, Felix Nguele Ngule, wea Kye-Ossi stay located, wen’ say dey stay beefin’ up da surveillance an’ travel restrictions along da borders. 🕵️‍♂️🚧🔒

Wen’ say, “Wat we can promise da peepo is dat da surveillance system stay activated, da health staff stay mobilized, an’ even da administrative authorities at da border stay ready fo’ keep an eye on da disease,” he stay sayin’. “We like say mahalo plenty to da World Health Organization an’ da Red Cross fo’ joinin’ us fo’ make sure dat dis kine disease no go cross da border an’ come inside our country.” 🌐🚑🔍

But, Nguele wen’ say dat da porous borders make um hard fo’ Cameroon an’ Equatorial Guinea police fo’ fully kontrol da movement of da peepo. 🚔🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️

On February 14, Cameroon’s health ministry wen’ report two kine suspeck Marburg cases in da country aftah one firs’ deadly outbreak in neighbahin’ Equatorial Guinea. 😰🦠🇨🇲

Gabon Stay Steppin’ Up Fo’ Fight Da Virus

Gabon’s state broadcastah, RTG, on Friday wen’ report dat aftah da second Marburg outbreak in Equatorial Guinea in less den two months, da government of Gabon wen’ beef up dea contingency plan fo’ make sure dea stay zero contamination of da Marburg virus disease. 📺🇬🇦🚀

RTG wen’ say dat Libreville wen’ also send one team of technicians fo’ find one isolation area fo’ any kine suspeck cases dat might happen in da border areas. 🔬🏥🔎

Cameroon an’ Gabon stay tellin’ civilians fo’ avoid contact wit’ animals an’ peepo who wen’ travel to Equatorial Guinea, an’ make sure peepo wit’ fever, fatigue, an’ blood-stained vomit an’ diarrhea stay isolated. 🚷🐾🤮

Da WHO stay sayin’ dat da Marburg virus stay transmitted to peepo from fruit bats, an’ stay spreadin’ among peepo through bodily fluids, an’ get one fatality rate of up to 88%. 🦇🍇💉

So, all da peepo out dea, stay safe, stay clean, an’ take care of each oddah in dese tryin’ times, cuz dis kine Marburg virus stay one serious threat fo’ all of us. 🌺🙏💖