Addis ababa: Ethiopia on Monday declared the end of the Marburg virus disease outbreak in the country. Minister of Health Mekdes Daba announced that with no new case reported for 42 consecutive days, the country is now free from the virus.

According to Emirates News Agency, Ethiopia confirmed a Marburg virus disease outbreak in Jinka town in southern Ethiopia in November 2025, following laboratory testing of samples from a cluster of suspected cases of viral hemorrhagic fever. The country has recorded 14 confirmed cases and nine deaths. Five patients have recovered from the disease, according to recent data from the ministry.