Rwanda declares end to deadly Marburg virus outbreak
Rwanda's health minister on Thursday said the outbreak of the often fatal Marburg virus in the country was at an end, with no new cases for nearly two weeks.
Nov 14, 2024
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Animal Diseases: News and Research on Marburg Virus Disease
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Pandemic accord deal in sight as talks resume
Countries reconvened on Monday in a bid to finalize a landmark global agreement on handling future pandemics, with the specter of mpox, Marburg and H5N1 adding fresh urgency to seal a deal.
Nov 4, 2024
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Experts develop laboratory toolkit for patients with viral hemorrhagic fevers such as Marburg virus disease
Viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHF) such as Marburg virus disease have been in the news recently, with more than 60 cases of Marburg confirmed in Rwanda.
Oct 25, 2024
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Rwanda starts first ever clinical trial for Marburg treatment: WHO
Rwanda has begun the world's first clinical trial for a treatment of the Ebola-like Marburg virus, which has killed more than a dozen people in the country, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.
Oct 16, 2024
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Rwanda's Marburg outbreak is under control, Africa's health chief says
An outbreak in Rwanda of the Ebola-like Marburg fever is under control and travel bans targeting the East African country are unnecessary, the head of Africa's top public health agency said Thursday.
Oct 10, 2024
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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, officials said Sunday, as the East African country tries to stop the spread of an outbreak that has killed 12 people.
Oct 6, 2024
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Rwanda's Marburg fever deaths rise to 11 as its source is being investigated
Marburg hemorrhagic fever has killed 11 people in Rwanda, health authorities said Thursday, as the East African country searches for the source of an outbreak first traced among patients in health facilities.
Oct 3, 2024
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Toll in Rwanda Marburg outbreak rises to 11
Five more people in Rwanda have died of the deadly Ebola-like Marburg disease, bringing the number of fatalities to 11, the health ministry said late Tuesday.
Oct 2, 2024
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Retrospective genomic characterization of the 2020 Ebola outbreak
Epidemiology researchers are harnessing tools developed by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, to untangle the origins of the 2020 Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic ...
Apr 19, 2024
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Corpses from natural disasters rarely pose health risk: Red Cross, WHO
Despite belief in some quarters to the contrary, the bodies of victims of natural disasters or armed conflict rarely pose a health threat to communities, the Red Cross and the World Health Organization said Friday.
Sep 15, 2023
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