The Kenyan government is on high alert following an outbreak of Marburg virus disease in Rwanda. On September 27, Rwanda reported an outbreak, with over 50 people infected and 13 deaths recorded.
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 ...
MARBURG virus had killed 12 people in Rwanda as of early October, touching off the nation’s first confirmed outbreak of the highly virulent disease that can have a fatality rate of close to 90 per ...
Rwanda’s health minister said Sunday that an outbreak of the Marburg virus is not spreading in the country, citing the ...
(NEXSTAR) – Health officials in Rwanda are dealing with the country’s first outbreak of the Marburg virus, an Ebola-like disease which, if left untreated, has a fatality rate of up to 88%. 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.
Governments need a radical reset in their approach to pandemic preparedness in the light of the current outbreaks of Marburg virus, Mpox and the latest strain of avian flu that has spread to ...
Rwanda is effectively managing a Marburg virus outbreak, with 1,146 contacts identified and only three active cases remaining ...
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 number of people who have recovered from the Marburg virus disease reached 26, as those who are vaccinated rose to 708, as of Monday, October 14, according to the Ministry of Health.
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 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%.