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Cameroon - Anticipatory action for Marburg, DREF Application (MDRCM033) June 2023

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Provide any updates in the situation since the field report and explain what is expected to happen

As of June 9th no cases have been reported by the surveillance team of the Health authorities. It is worth noting that on June 8th the Health authorities of Equatorial Guinea have officially declared the end of the Marburg outbreak. With no cases reported in Cameroon and Gabon as well, this means the after the last activities have been carried out, the operation will be over as planned. Thanks to the training, volunteers in the region are prepared to react should any suspect case be identified. Also, with the extensive awareness-raising carried out in the area, the population is well equipped to identify new suspect cases and report it to the sanitary authorities.