MedPageToday On September 27, 2024, the world learned that Marburg virus — a close cousin of Ebola — had surfaced for the first time in Kigali, Rwanda, where it was largely sickening healthcare workers in two hospitals. By September 30, Marburg had already infected 27 humans and killed nine As of October 7, Rwanda’s government stated that the outbreak’s toll had reached at least 56 confirmed infections and 12 deaths.
“Out of an abundance of caution,” the CDC announced a plan to screen all international travelers arriving from Rwanda starting the week of October 14. Meanwhile, the Sabin Institute shipped 700 doses of an experimental Marburg vaccine for use in high-risk medical workers and others in six sites in the country.