The first week was the worst. “It was very, very, very deadly because the people had an advanced stage of disease, and the ...

Welcome back to Health Brief, where your author spent much of the weekend chasing rumors about President-elect Donald Trump’s ...

Three infectious diseases experts with the University of Nebraska Medical Center's Global Center for Health Security have ...

Rwanda has made progress in containing the spread of Marburg virus disease, as the East African country has reported no new ...

KIGALI, Nov. 5, (Xinhua/GNA) — More than 1,600 people have been vaccinated against the Marburg virus disease in Rwanda, ...

The head of a vaccine nonprofit says Rwanda’s speedy outbreak response underscores the role small organisations can play in ...

The Marburg virus is notable for its very high fatality rate. But in the current Marburg outbreak, in Rwanda, the fatality rate is far lower than normal.

The death rate for Marburg virus is nearly 90%. There are no approved vaccines and treatments. So how did Rwanda achieve what ...

It added that the decision was based on the information provided by the Ministry of Health regarding the status of Marburg virus outbreak, which was confirmed in Rwanda on September 27.

Deadly Marburg virus: scientists race to test vaccines in outbreak Rwanda’s response to the virus has also kept the outbreak from being even worse, researchers say. Scientists praise the country ...

In Rwanda, efforts to control an ongoing outbreak of Marburg virus disease, a deadly Ebola-like filovirus, continue. The country declared the outbreak on Sept. 27 and had recorded 63 cases and 15 ...

Rwanda is facing its first ever Marburg virus outbreak. Beginning in late September, 62 cases and 15 deaths had been reported by 17 October, mostly among healthcare workers in Kigali, the capital ...