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Rwanda says no community transmission of Marburg virus, with zero new infections in recent days

Oct. 20, 2024 09:53 AM EDT

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Rwanda's health minister said Sunday that an outbreak of the Marburg virus is not spreading in the country, citing the absence of new infections or deaths in the past six days. “We don't have community transmission,” Health Minister Sabin Nsanzimana told...

Rwanda will deploy Marburg vaccine under trial as death toll rises to 12

Oct. 06, 2024 07:15 AM EDT

KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Rwandan health authorities will begin a vaccine study against the Marburg hemorrhagic fever, officials said Sunday, as the East African country tries to stop the spread of an outbreak that has killed 12 people. Rwanda, which received 700 doses of a vaccine...