The Marburg Virus has been around since the 1960's but normally only in rare single cases. The unprecedented situation on the Uganda / Kenyan border reports over 200 cases of this currently un-curable disease.
The symptoms are harrowing and spread of the infection is possible through contact infected skin and materials. In most cases there is a mortality rate of over 80%.
Containment at this stage is critical and the WHO, UN and other international aid agencies recommend burning of any infected medical / pathological waste. The safest way to do this is using a state of the art medical waste incinerator that has been specifically designed to safely destroy the harmful pathogens and airborne viruses in this waste.
There is currently ring-fenced stock located at our strategic centres in the region ready for deployment.
