Bangladesh, Nov. 27 -- Ethiopia is now facing one of the most dangerous viral threats known to modern medicine, as the Marburg virus continues to spread in parts of the country. With six confirmed deaths and dozens of suspected infections, the situation is rapidly becoming a critical test for an already overstretched health system grappling with multiple parallel outbreaks. The Ethiopian Ministry of Healths latest statement on November 26 underscores the seriousness of the situation: laboratory tests have been conducted on 73 suspected cases, five patients remain under treatment, and hundreds of contacts remain under observation.

Marburg virus disease, a highly infectious hemorrhagic fever with similarities to Ebola, has long been feared...