This highly lethal virus, a cousin of Ebola, is striking the country for the first time. Rwanda has received, in three weeks, ...

A new vaccine trial is under way in Rwanda as the country fights an outbreak of the highly deadly Marburg virus. View on ...

NEW YORK -- New York state and city health officials are monitoring for Marburg virus following an outbreak in Rwanda. Travelers arriving from Rwanda will be screened at John F. Kennedy ...

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 ...

The primary carrier of the Marburg ... also carry the virus. The virus spreads between humans through contact with: According to the WHO, “The appearance of patients at this phase has been ...

No vaccines have yet received emergency use listing, but authorities hope to distribute doses as part of clinical trials. Paul Adepoju reports.

The Kenyan government is on high alert following an outbreak of Marburg virus disease in Rwanda ... The experimental vaccine, in phase 2 trials, is provided by the US-based Sabin Vaccine Institute.

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.

"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 ...

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.

On September 27, 2024, the Republic of Rwanda's Ministry of Health reported cases of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in seven districts around the country and declared an outbreak. As of October 6, 2024, ...

10/09/2024 October 9, 2024 The east African country is battling to stop the spread of the Marburg virus that has infected 49 people and caused 12 deaths since the end of September.