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Rwanda sees no new infections or deaths due to Marburg virus for nearly a week

EuroNews The country’s health minister cited the absence of new infections and deaths in the past six days.

There is no “community transmission” in the Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda, the country’s health minister said on Sunday.

All positive cases have come from the list of known contacts of people with the virus, health minister Sabin Nsanzimana told reporters in Kigali, the Rwandan capital.

He said there had been no new infections or deaths in the past six days.

Identifying and isolating people who have been exposed to the virus is key to stopping outbreaks of haemorrhagic fevers like Marburg.

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