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Rwanda will deploy Marburg vaccine under trial as death toll rises to 12
Headline from The Republic, on the newest of 3 developments
KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — 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.
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Developments in this update
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Ebola-like Marburg virus outbreak kills 11 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.
Rwanda is dealing with a deadly outbreak of the Marburg virus. It’s left eight people dead and 18 more in treatment. Host Carol Hills speaks with Craig Spencer, associate professor at Brown University, about the origins of the virus and Rwanda’s capacity to deal with it.
Rwanda is dealing with its first-ever outbreak of the Marburg virus. It's related to Ebola and has a mortality rate as high as 88%. What do disease experts say about the global risk?
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.
Rwanda is rolling out vaccine and therapeutic trials to treat Marburg disease, as the country battles an outbreak of the deadly and highly viral fever. Two suspected cases in Germany turned out to be negative.
Amid reports of a deadly viral outbreak in Central Africa, researchers are reportedly scrambling to develop treatments and vaccines to combat Marburg virus.
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 among patients in health facilities.
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.
KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — 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.
