Published 09/29/2024 5:13:00 p.m.

Marburg virus outbreak kills six in Rwanda

Six people have died in Rwanda due to a Marburg virus outbreak, confirmed by the country's health ministry.
Health Minister Sabin Nsanzimana stated that many infected and deceased were health workers, with twenty patients currently treated for the virus.

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BBC News

Marburg virus outbreak kills six in Rwanda

Most of the victims are healthcare workers in the intensive care unit, the health minister says.

09/29/2024 7:58:57 a.m.·United Kingdom

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

6 dead as Rwanda battles Marburg virus outbreak

KIGALI, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- Rwanda has confirmed six deaths from Marburg virus disease (MVD) amid an outbreak that has affected 26 people nationwide. Read full story

09/28/2024 4:58:00 p.m.·Malaysia

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Globo

Marburg: up to 88% lethal virus from the Ebola family leaves six dead in a new outbreak in Rwanda

Altogether, there are already 26 cases of the disease in the country that does not have vaccines or drugs available. The regional office of the World Health Organization (WHO) for Africa said this Saturday that the new outbreak of the Marburg virus in Rwanda, which was confirmed yesterday by the country's Ministry of Health, already leaves 26 cases, of which six died. Most of the fatalities are health professionals in the intensive care unit, Rw…

09/29/2024 3:00:09 a.m.·Brazil

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VOA News

Marburg virus kills 6 in Rwanda, health minister says

KIGALI, Rwanda — Rwanda has confirmed six deaths and 20 cases of Marburg disease, the country's health minister Sabin Nsanzimana said late on Saturday. The majority of victims are health workers in the intensive care unit, Nsanzimana said in a video statement posted on X. "We are counting 20 people who are infected, and six who have already passed away due to this virus. The large majority of cases and deaths are among healthcare workers, mainly…

09/29/2024 12:21:10 a.m.·United States

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PerthNow

Rwanda confirms cases of Marburg viral disease

Rwanda's health ministry says several cases of Marburg disease, a viral hemorrhagic fever with a fatality rate as high as 88 per cent, have been detected.

09/27/2024 5:53:20 p.m.·Perth, Australia

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Medical Xpress

Six dead from Marburg viral disease in Rwanda

Six people have been killed in Rwanda in an outbreak of Marburg virus, a highly infectious hemorrhagic fever similar to Ebola, the country's health ministry said on Saturday.

09/28/2024 3:50:52 p.m.

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