BREAKING : Rwanda confirms Marburg virus cases
The Rwanda Government has confirmed cases of Marburg cirus disease.
In a statement on Friday, the country’s health ministry said the cases were confirmed in a “few patients” in health facilities.
Marburg virus is a highly infectious haemorrhagic fever in the same family as Ebola. It is spread to humans by fruit bats and transmitted through direct contact with bodily fluids of infected people and surfaces.
Illness begins abruptly and many patients develop severe haemorrhagic signs within seven days. There are no vaccines or antiviral treatments approved to treat the virus.
The Rwandan health ministry said investigations are being carried out to determine the origin of the infection.
The statement reads, “Enhanced preventive measures are being implemented in all health fac...