KIGALI, Rwanda ― Following the recent rediscovery of the critically endangered Hill’s horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hilli) at Nyungwe National Park in southwestern Rwanda, researchers are calling ...

[KIGALI] In July 2024, Rwanda faced a Marburg virus outbreak among health workers in the capital Kigali, challenging the nation’s health system and testing its pandemic response capabilities.. For ...

A unified response to the global threat posed by a Marburg virus disease outbreak in Rwanda offers reason for hope — and lessons about safeguarding health equity in a time of ascendant isolationism.

The case was recorded in the northwestern Kagera region, which borders Uganda and Rwanda. Kagera was the site of the country’s first Marburg outbreak in March 2023, which lasted for nearly two ...

According to the latest information from the Ministry of Health in Rwanda provided on Oct. 7, there are 56 reported cases of the Marburg virus. So far, 12 deaths have been reported.

Rwanda Marburg Virus Outbreak: The East African country confirmed its first cases of the disease, a viral hemorrhagic fever that can cause death, among some patients, in mid-September.

Rwanda's outbreak of the Marburg virus was declared over this week by the World Health Organization and the Rwandan government. The announcement by WHO comes after weeks without any new reported ...

The Marburg outbreak in Rwanda is officially over, health authorities said, putting an end to the Central African country’s first bout with the highly lethal Ebola-like virus. No new Marburg ...

Rwanda said it is working with those who have suffered from Marburg Virus Disease to make sure they have overcome any after-effects. The disease is highly virulent with a fatality rate from 24% to ...

Rwanda has declared an end to the country's Marburg virus outbreak following the recovery of the last patient 42 days ago, Health Minister Sabin Nsanzimana told a news conference on Friday.

An outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in Rwanda has officially been declared over by the Government of Rwanda, with no new cases recorded since the last patient tested negative on 7 November ...