The Virus Outbreak officially ended earlier this years and there have been no further cases.

The basic info:

It’s a very serious virus if you contract It. But it’s very difficult to contract the Marburg virus.  A person has to come into direct physical contact with The bodily fluids of an infected person!  It is not airborne and you could not contact it if you are in the same restaurant, aeroplane, vehicle or even crowd. 

One of the problems is that at first it appears like a regular malaria case. And initially some first responders, a doctor and a nurse contracted the virus because they looked after a patient without understanding the severity of the disease.

As of 4 January 2026, according to government figures, 3,715 people have been tested from Which only 14 people have tested positive. Of these 9 have died and 5 have recovered.

Last new case tested was on the 12 Dec 2025 at which point only 1,765 people had been tested.

The outbreak began in early November 2025 with first reports in the middle of November. Only two new cases were reported in the first half of December.  

The outbreak was been confined to south Ethiopia and particularly to Jinka and the area around it. With perhaps two additional cases in Hawassa, also in the south of Ethiopia. 

All related travel advise has ended