Rwanda, Marburg Virus
Deadly Marburg Virus Hits Rwanda’s Doctors and Nurses Hard
Marburg has caused small, episodic outbreaks since first being identified, most recently last year in Tanzania and Ghana. It is one of the deadliest known viruses, with no approved vaccines or specific treatments.
Rwanda will deploy Marburg vaccine under trial as death toll rises to 12
There is no authorized vaccine or treatment for Marburg. Like Ebola, the Marburg virus is believed to originate in fruit bats and spreads between people through close contact with the bodily fluids of infected individuals or with surfaces, such as ...
Marburg virus outbreak update: What to know as the disease spreads in Rwanda and causes international concern
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,
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.
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.
What to Know About the Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak
In Rwanda, 11 deaths have been reported from this rare but deadly disease. Two people tested negative in Germany this week.
Marburg virus kills 8 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.
Marburg virus outbreak: What you need to know as Europe fears cases
WHO has said the risk of the outbreak is “very high at the national level, high at the regional level, and low at the global level.” Marburg virus disease is highly contagious and can cause haemorrhagic fever with a fatality ratio of up to 88 per cent. There is currently no vaccine or specific treatment.
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.
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%.
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.
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What To Know About The Ebola-Like Marburg Virus Amid False Alarm German Outbreak
There are no treatments or vaccines approved for Marburg, a virus in the same family as Ebola with a fatality rate between 24 ...
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“Death within a week”: A new virus that threatens the world?
The epidemic of the deadly Marburg virus, similar to Ebola, is seriously worrying the WHO (World Health Organization). In ...
Deadly virus with no cure shuts train station down, Here’s what you need to know
Pandemonium took over a railway station in Germany this week that led to a shut down after passengers displayed symptoms of a ...