Rwanda, Marburg virus and CDC
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,
Why is the CDC warning about the Marburg virus disease outbreak in Rwanda?
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.
CDC communicates with health authorities amid Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda
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,
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% to 88%.
Deadly Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda has health officials on high alert
Amid reports of a deadly viral outbreak in Central Africa, researchers are reportedly scrambling to develop treatments and vaccines to combat Marburg virus.
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%.
Marburg virus kills nine in Rwanda
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Africa CDC, has confirmed that Rwanda is battling an outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease, MVD, with 27 cases and nine deaths reported as of September 30,
Two suspected German cases of deadly Marburg virus test negative in Hamburg
Two people suspected of having the potentially lethal Marburg virus have tested negative, according to a Thursday statement from the city of Hamburg's social welfare office. They traveled to Germany from Rwanda.
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.
There's a Marburg virus outbreak, younger women are getting breast cancer and more children are dying from flu. Here's what happened in health this week.
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Marburg Virus: What Is It and Should We Be Worried?
Hamburg train station in Germany was partially locked down on Wednesday after suspected cases of a deadly virus were detected ...
Marburg virus travel advice in full as WHO issues warning
The virus was first confirmed in Rwanda in September, with 36 cases reported so far, according government health ministry ...