Rwanda’s health minister said Sunday that an outbreak of the Marburg virus is not spreading in the country, citing the ...

Marburg virus is a highly contagious and deadly viral disease that can cause severe hemorrhagic fever. It is transmitted through contact with infected bodily fluids or animals, such as bats.

Rwanda is still grappling with its first outbreak of Marburg virus. A cousin to the Ebola virus, Marburg is one of the deadliest viruses known to science, with a fatality rate of about 88%.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has issued a public alert regarding the potential risk of a Marburg virus outbreak in Nigeria. Although no cases of the deadly virus ...

ADDIS ABABA/KIGALI, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- The number of confirmed Marburg virus disease cases in Rwanda has risen to 62, with 15 deaths, Rwanda's Health Minister Sabin Nsanzimana has announced.

Rwanda has launched the world's first clinical trial for Marburg virus disease treatment, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced late Tuesday, October 15. The "groundbreaking effort," in ...

The trend in managing the current Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda is "positive" and health authorities hope to report no new cases and deaths for several days, Health Minister Dr Sabin Nsanzimana ...

"Now people are beginning to take hygiene more seriously because of the new Marburg virus outbreak," said Nyirimana. "It is out of ignorance that some people ignore precautionary measures meant to ...

The Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda has claimed 13 lives in just two weeks, with the majority of fatalities occurring among healthcare professionals. According to the Rwandan health minister ...

DAKAR, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Rwanda's outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus is easing after vaccinations of the most vulnerable people including healthcare workers, but mpox cases are still spreading ...

Rwanda is effectively managing a Marburg virus outbreak, with 1,146 contacts identified and only three active cases remaining ...