The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning of the first confirmed marburg virus disease outbreak in the Republic of Rwanda. Here's what to know.

The U.S.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday said it was in conversation with Rwandan health officials amid an outbreak of Marburg virus. The central African country is dealing with 26 known cases of the deadly hemorrhagic fever similar to Ebola,

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%.