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How Rwanda's rapid response stemmed a Marburg outbreak
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 Rwanda, it ...
Opinion: Donald Trump's executive orders threaten containment of deadly viruses
Trump issued executive orders that withdrew the US from WHO and halted USAID funding, which also keeps people uninformed of ...
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Who is protecting Americans from Marburg right now?
Psaki is a former U.S. coordinator for global health security of the National Security Council. On Saturday, Jan. 11, as we entered the final week of the Biden-Harris administration, I got a call ...
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Radio presenters enlightened on Marburg virus
BUKOBA: IN efforts to control the spread of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD), radio presenters from 14 stations based in the Lake ...
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WHO Ramps Up Surveillance To Tackle Marburg Outbreak In Tanzania, Kenya On High Alert Amid Rise In Deaths
Tanzania is witnessing another outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus and has confirmed at least nine deaths as of Friday. Amidst rise fatalities, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has deployed a ...
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“Sitting ducks”: Trump’s withdrawal from the WHO could put the US at risk for deadly viral outbreaks
When Rwanda announced an outbreak of the highly infectious Marburg disease in September, partners from around the world, including the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), provided ...
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In the wake of its outbreak, Rwanda is examining its Marburg survivors
Rwanda is studying the survivors of its recent Marburg outbreak to better understand how they survived. Rwanda swiftly brought its recent outbreak of Marburg to a close at the end of December. The ...
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Nine dead of Ebola-like ‘eye-bleeding disease’ with mortality rate of 90% in fresh outbreak triggering ‘pandemic fears’
Since the country officially announced the outbreak last week, ten people have tested positive for Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease similar to Ebola. Of these, nine have died ...
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Marburg virus has 'no plausible scientific link' with snake venom
Experts say the Marburg virus has no evolutionary or scientific link proteins in snake venoms and is unlikely to spread globally. Marburg virus disease, a severe hemorrhagic fever that has a high ...
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MoH intensifies border screening for Ebola, Marburg virus
The Ministry of Health has intensified surveillance and screening at all 26 ports of entry into the country in the wake of ...
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Potential Ebola outbreak reported in DRC at a time of strained U.S.-WHO relations
In addition to the possible Ebola outbreak, there is an outbreak of Marburg fever, caused by a related virus, in Tanzania, which shares a border with eastern DRC. Global health experts said ...
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WHO donates medical outfits worth $30,000 to curtail Marburg outbreak
WORLD Health Organisation (WHO) has donated essential medical equipment worth $30,000 (78m/-) to help combat the Marburg ...