Rwanda To Start Marburg Vaccinations
Rwanda said it would begin vaccinations against the deadly Ebola-like Marburg virus on Sunday, the health minister said, after receiving some 700 doses of a trial vaccine.
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Deadly Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda has health officials on high alert
Similar to Ebola, Marburg is a "rare but severe hemorrhagic fever" that can cause "serious illness and death," with a 20% to 90% fatality rate. There have not been any confirmed cases in the ...
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What is Marburg virus? Rwanda outbreak has the WHO on high alert
Marburg virus disease has killed 11 people and sickened 25 others in Rwanda, which declared an outbreak on Sept. 27. Similar to Ebola, the rare but very severe illness can be fatal in up to 88% of ...
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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 ...
Hamburg train station platforms closed over suspected Marburg cases
Passengers were evacuated from a train after a man with a recent travel history to Rwanda developed flu-like symptoms ...
Suspected case of Ebola-like ‘eye-bleeding disease’ closes Hamburg train station after 10 deaths & ‘silent spread’ fears
A MAJOR train station had to be closed after two passengers were suspected of carrying a highly contagious Ebola-like virus. Passengers were evacuated from two platforms at Hamburg Central Station ...
Major travel warning issued as eight people die from incurable virus similar to Ebola
Authorities in the African country say 26 cases have so far been confirmed of the Marburg virus, which causes a deadly ...