About
- Level: Laboratory Advisory
- Audience: Clinical Laboratory Professionals
LOCS message
On December 3, 2025, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to notify clinicians, public health officials, and potential travelers about the confirmed outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in Ethiopia and offer guidance for prevention and monitoring. The symptoms and presentation of MVD are similar to those of other viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs). The risk for widespread MVD in the United States remains low due to robust surveillance programs and outbreak response capacity supported by federal, state, tribal, local, and territorial health partners.
Please review the HAN for more information including recommendations for healthcare professionals, state and local health departments, and international and domestic travelers to outbreak areas.
We encourage you to share this message widely with your network(s).
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Resources
- About Marburg Disease | CDC
- About Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers (VHFs) | CDC
- Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak in Ethiopia| HAN
- Laboratory Testing for Patients with a Suspected VHF or High-Consequence Disease | CDC
- Guidance on Performing Routine Diagnostic Testing for Patients with Suspected VHFs or Other High-Consequence Disease | CDC
Contact us
Please use the information below if you have any questions.
- If you are a clinical or public health laboratory professional, contact LOCS.
- For media inquiries, contact the CDC Newsroom.
- For all other questions, contact CDC-INFO.
Thank you,
The Laboratory Outreach Communication System
Laboratory Outreach Communication System (LOCS)
Office of Laboratory Systems and Response (OLSR)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
LOCS@cdc.gov
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