Rwanda will deploy Marburg vaccine under trial
Rwanda will deploy Marburg vaccine under trial as death toll rises to 12
Rwandan health authorities will begin a vaccine study against the Marburg hemorrhagic fever as the East African country tries to stop the spread of an outbreak that has killed 12 people.
Marburg virus death toll in Rwanda rises to 11 as travellers in Germany test negative
Eleven people have died in Rwanda as the African country continues to fight an outbreak of Marburg virus. The Rwandan government said there were 36 confirmed cases of the virus in its latest update, with 25 people in isolation.
Rwanda Begins Marburg Vaccinations to Curb Deadly Outbreak
Rwanda said on Sunday it had begun administering vaccine doses against the Marburg virus to try to combat an outbreak of the Ebola-like disease in the east African country, where it has so far killed 12 people.
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The infectious virus, similar to Ebola, was first traced to patients in health facilities. Officials confirmed 36 cases this week. Rwanda’s Ministry of Health has confirmed that the ongoing outbreak of Marburg hemorrhagic fever has killed 11 people,
US ships Marburg vaccines to Rwanda after 11 die in outbreak
The United States government completed an initial shipment of vaccine doses and therapeutic drugs for Marburg disease to Rwanda on Oct. 4, Thierry Roels, U.S. CDC Country Director in Rwanda told Reuters on Saturday.
Marburg vaccines rushed to Rwanda to protect healthcare workers battling outbreak
Marburg vaccines are set to arrive in Rwanda in the coming days to help protect healthcare workers fighting an outbreak of the deadly haemorrhagic fever.
Rwanda to receive experimental vaccines, therapeutics to combat Marburg outbreak
There are currently no licensed vaccines or drugs to prevent or treat Marburg, but experimental versions are heading to Rwanda.
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