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 ...

October 17 marked exactly twenty days since Rwanda declared the Marburg virus outbreak on September 27. The virus was confirmed in patients who had shown malaria-like symptoms and were treated for ...

"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 ...

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%.

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

He said the NCDC is closely monitoring the Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda,adding that as of October 15, 2024, 62 cases have been confirmed, with 15 deaths. While saying there is no specific ...

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.