Rwanda Battles Deadly Marburg Virus Outbreak

The highly lethal Marburg virus has claimed 11 lives in Rwanda, prompting vaccine trials and heightened global vigilance.

Rwanda is experiencing its first outbreak of the Marburg virus, with 36 confirmed cases and 11 fatalities reported.
The Marburg virus, related to Ebola, causes severe hemorrhagic fever and has a high mortality rate, ranging from 24% to 88%.
Transmission occurs through contact with bodily fluids and is often linked to fruit bats, though the source of the current outbreak remains unidentified.
Rwanda's health authorities have initiated clinical trials for experimental vaccines, with support from international research groups.
The World Health Organization assesses the risk of the outbreak as very high nationally, high regionally, but low globally.