Ashanti Region
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| Area | 24389 |
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| Districts | 27 |
| Points of interest | Lake Bosumtwi |
| Kejetia, Kumasi, Ghana | |
| Colleges and universities | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1073940 |
About Ashanti Region
The Ashanti Region is located in south Ghana and is third largest of 16 administrative regions, occupying a total land surface of 24,389 km² or 10. 2 per cent of the total land area of Ghana.
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Ghana confirms first cases of deadly Marburg virus
Ghana has confirmed its first two cases of the deadly Marburg virus, a highly Infectious Disease in the same family as The Virus that causes Ebola.
It says both patients died recently in hospital in the southern Ashanti Region .
Their samples came back positive earlier this month and have now been verified by a laboratory in Senegal.
Health officials in The West African nation say 98 people are now under quarantine as suspected contact cases.
No treatment yet exists for Marburg - But doctors say drinking plenty of water and treating specific symptoms.
The Virus is transmitted to people from Fruit Bats and spreads between humans through the transmission of bodily fluids.
It is a severe, often fatal illness with symptoms including headache, fever, muscle pains, vomiting blood and bleeding.
Officials are warning people to Keep Away from caves and to thoroughly cook all meat products before consuming them.
In Africa, previous outbreaks and sporadic cases have been reported in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, South Africa and Uganda, The Who says. The First ever Marburg outbreak was in Germany in 1967 where seven people died.
The Virus killed More Than 200 people in Angola in 2005, the deadliest outbreak on record according to the global health Body .
Source of news: bbc.com
