Rwanda, Marburg
How Rwanda is Containing a Deadly Marburg Virus Outbreak
Rwanda’s health minister says authorities are tracing every potential contact of the index case in the country’s outbreak of Marburg virus disease to reduce the risk of wider spread
US CDC to Issue Second-Highest Travel Alert for Rwanda on Marburg Outbreak
(Reuters) -The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will issue its second-highest level of travel notice for Rwanda, recommending people to avoid nonessential travel due to the Marburg disease outbreak in the east African country, the U.S. government said on Monday.
CDC to test travelers from Rwanda for Marburg virus
U.S. health officials announced Monday that all passengers flying from Rwanda to the United States will soon be screened for the Ebola-like Marburg virus.
Travelers from Rwanda to be screened for Marburg
U.S. health officials are planning to screen travelers from Rwanda amid the outbreak of the Marburg virus in the country, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on Monday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is set to begin scanning the week of Oct.
CDC ups travel advisory for Marburg in Rwanda, announces traveler screening
The steps are part of a broader US response, which has included assistance from the CDC's office in Rwanda and support for vaccination.
CDC will start screening travelers from Rwanda to the US for Marburg virus
Amid an outbreak of Marburg virus in Rwanda, travelers coming into the United States who have been in Rwanda in the previous 21 days will be screened starting next week, the US Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday.
CDC to begin testing travelers from Rwanda for deadly Marburg virus
U.S. health officials are preparing to screen passengers flying in from Rwanda for symptoms of Marburg virus, a severe infection similar to Ebola.
Outbreak of Ebola-Like Marburg Virus in Rwanda Has Killed 8 People
A rare, highly contagious Ebola-like virus has claimed 8 lives in Rwanda, and US health officials are closely monitoring the outbreak.
Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda – what you need to know
Marburg virus is named after the town in Germany where it first emerged. In 1967, there were simultaneous outbreaks at laboratories in Marburg and Belgrade in Serbia (then part of Yugoslavia). The outbreak was caused by African green monkeys imported from Uganda for use in experiments. Seven people died.
CDC to screen travelers for Marburg, as outbreak of Ebola-like disease grows
In response to an unprecedented outbreak of Marburg virus in Rwanda, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now plan to screen arriving international travelers for their risk of bringing the deadly Ebola-like disease into the country.
US CDC to issue second-highest level of travel notice for Rwanda
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will issue its second-highest level of travel notice for Rwanda, asking people to avoid all non-essential travel due to an outbreak of the Ebola-like disease called Marburg in the east African country,
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 as the East African country tries ...
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Rwanda's Marburg fever deaths rise to 11 as its source is still being investigated
KIGALI, Rwanda -- Marburg hemorrhagic fever has killed 11 people in Rwanda, health authorities said, as the East African country continues to investigate the source of an outbreak first traced ...
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Rwanda to receive experimental vaccines, therapeutics to combat Marburg outbreak
Experimental vaccines and therapeutics to combat the deadly Marburg virus will begin arriving this weekend in Rwanda, where they will be used in clinical trials expected to begin soon, a U.S ...
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Doctors, nurses pay the price in Marburg fight in Rwanda
The medical community that has been the first line of defence in the fight against the Marburg virus in Rwanda is paying the ...