Ebola, Marburg and Rwanda
Marburg virus kills 11 in Rwanda. What to know about the Ebola-like outbreak and symptoms
Rwanda declared an outbreak of the highly contagious Marburg virus​, a deadly hemorrhagic fever that has no authorized vaccine or treatment.
What is Marburg virus? Outbreak of Ebola-like disease detected in yet another country
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%.
Ebola-Like Marburg Virus Outbreak Kills 11 in Rwanda
The East African country continues to investigate the source of the outbreak, first traced among patients in health facilities.
Rwanda Reports 8 Deaths Linked to Ebola-Like Marburg Virus
Kigali, RWANDA -- Rwanda says eight people have died so far from the Ebola-like and highly contagious Marburg virus, just days after the country declared an outbreak of the deadly hemorrhagic fever that has no authorized vaccine or treatment.
JFK Airport to screen travelers from Rwanda for Marburg virus. Here's what to know about the outbreak.
New York health officials are monitoring for Marburg virus following an outbreak in Rwanda. Here's what to know.
Rwanda's Marburg outbreak is under control, Africa's health chief says
The head of Africa’s top public health agency says that an outbreak of the Ebola-like Marburg fever in Rwanda is under control and that travel bans to the East African country are unnecessary
FIA push forward with prize-giving in Rwanda despite Marburg virus outbreak
The FIA says it plans to go ahead with its annual prize-giving gala in Rwanda despite an outbreak of the Marburg virus. World motorsport’s governing body plans to hold its end-of-season ceremony – now named the FIA Awards – in the Rwandan capital of Kigali on 13 December,
Africa CDC Says Rwanda Marburg Outbreak 'Controlled'
An outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in Rwanda is under control with "almost zero risk" of it spreading across the country's borders, the African Union's health watchdog said on Thursday.
Rwanda successfully contains deadly Marburg disease outbreak, questions US travel advisory
Rwanda's efforts to curb the spread of the deadly Marburg disease has yielded fruits as health officials in the country and the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have reported that the outbreak has been contained.
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Rwanda reports 8 deaths linked to Ebola-like Marburg virus days after it declared an outbreak
Like Ebola, the Marburg virus originates in fruit bats and ... Separately, Rwanda has so far reported six cases of mpox, ...
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CDC Will Test Travelers From Rwanda for Ebola-Like Marburg Virus
As health officials work furiously to stem the spread of Marburg virus in Rwanda, U.S. health officials announced Monday ...
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Ebola-Like Virus Kills 8 in Rwanda Just Days After Outbreak Declared
Rwanda has reported eight deaths attributed to the highly contagious Marburg virus, an Ebola-like disease, just days after declaring an outbreak of the deadly hemorrhagic fever, which currently ...
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Ebola's exponential growth
And the U.S. government’s Centers for Disease Control warned recently that ... As Professor Peter Piot, who first identified the Ebola virus in 1976, said in a recent interview with Der Spiegel ...
Why the Deadly Marburg Virus Is an Increasing Threat in Africa
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%. From ...