No further cases were confirmed by health workers monitoring 170 high-risk contacts of the first patient, who was diagnosed with highly contagious hemorrhagic fever.
The outbreak came just two months after the country was declared Ebola-free after a brief flare-up earlier this year that killed 12 people.
Matshidiso Moeti, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) regional director for Africa, said: “Today we can point to the growing expertise in response to the outbreak in Guinea and the region that has prevented, controlled and prevented the spread of Marburg virus. ” .
“Without immediate and decisive action, highly contagious diseases like Marburg can easily get out of hand,” she said in a statement.
There have been 12 major Marburg outbreaks since 1967, mostly in southern and eastern Africa. According to the WHO, mortality rates in previous outbreaks ranged from 24% to 88%, depending on the virus strain and case management.
Transmission occurs through contact with infected body fluids and tissue. Symptoms include headache, vomiting blood, muscle aches and bleeding from various pores.