The Latest Breaking News from Marburg

The WHO has dispatched a technical team to support the East African nation with testing and response efforts

WHO sounds alarm after deadly Marburg virus kills 8 people in key east African transport hub

Marburg fever outbreak in Rwanda controlled with trial vaccine, preventive measures in place. Africa CDC commends response, US CDC updates travel advisory.

The head of Africa’s top public health agency says that an outbreak of the Ebola-like Marburg fever in Rwanda is under control and that travel bans to the East African country are unnecessary

All passengers departing Rwanda will be asked to complete a symptom screening questionnaire

In Rwanda, the Marburg virus has already killed 12 people in two weeks. The country has started distributing 700 doses of a vaccine that's still in the testing phase. This is the first time it will be deployed during an outbreak in Africa. Meanwhile, more than 17 million people in…

Rwanda is in the midst of its first outbreak of Marburg virus – an often fatal disease with symptoms similar to Ebola. So far, 46 cases have been recorded and 12 deaths. The source of the outbreak is still not known.

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World Health Organization warns outbreak risk is ‘very high at the national level’ in Rwanda, but low globally.