Category: Marburg Virus
In the wake of its outbreak, Rwanda is examining its Marburg survivors
Devex 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 government’s response — which took less than three months — was seen as a blueprint on how to efficiently control an […]
Feb 5, 2025
Push to curb Tanzania’s Marburg outbreak
Nature Treatment centres, mobile laboratories to support national response teams. An effort to curb Tanzania’s second outbreak of Marburg virus disease in almost two years includes enhanced case detection, treatment centres, and a mobile laboratory in the northwestern Kagera region. The virus that causes Marburg, which is similar to Ebola, is highly virulent, with a […]
Feb 4, 2025
The Marburg virus outbreak is a critical moment for Rwanda’s one health policy
Nature The Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak in Rwanda underscores the serious threat posed by zoonotic diseases. These pathogens, which are transmitted between animals and humans through direct contact or environmental factors, result in an estimated 2.4 billion infections and 2.2 million deaths annually1. MVD, which originates from bats, can spread rapidly to humans, with […]
Jan 28, 2025
Who is protecting Americans from Marburg right now?
STAT The U.S. had a playbook — now undermined — for responding to biological threats. On Saturday, Jan. 11, as we entered the final week of the Biden-Harris administration, I got a call about a suspected Marburg outbreak in Tanzania. Marburg virus disease is like its close cousin Ebola, but worse. It can have a […]
Jan 28, 2025
Marburg Virus Disease in Rwanda — Centering Both Evidence and Equity
NEJM The final months of 2024 brought several developments that will have far-reaching implications for global health delivery efforts in the years to come. Closest to home for those of us in the United States, the results of our federal elections raise the possibility of reduced investment in shared defenses against epidemics and the weakening […]
Jan 22, 2025
Tanzania Confirms New Outbreak Of Marburg Virus
NDTV One “confirmed case of Marburg virus marks the second outbreak” in Tanzania since 2023, the president told a press briefing broadcast. Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan confirmed on Monday that there was a new outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in the East African country. One “confirmed case of Marburg virus marks the second […]
Jan 22, 2025
Tanzania Declares Marburg Outbreak: Africa CDC Mobilizes Immediate Response
Africa CDC ADDIS ABABA, January 20, 2025 – Tanzania has declared a Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak after confirming one case and identifying 25 suspected cases in the Kagera Region of Northwestern Tanzania. The Marburg virus, a highly infectious and often fatal disease, is similar to Ebola and is transmitted to humans from fruit bats and […]
Jan 22, 2025
New suspected Marburg outbreak in Tanzania kills eight – WHO
BBC The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned of a suspected new outbreak of the Ebola-like Marburg virus in north-west Tanzania, saying that at least eight people have already been killed by the disease. On Tuesday, the WHO said that nine suspected cases of Marburg were reported in the region of Kagera over the last […]
Jan 15, 2025
Eight dead in suspected Marburg outbreak in Tanzania: WHO
HUM The World Health Organisation (WHO) said Tuesday that a suspected outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in Tanzania had killed eight people, warning that the risk of further spread in the country and region was “high”. The United Nations health agency said it had informed its member states on Monday of “an outbreak of […]
Jan 14, 2025
Team from UNMC’s global center return from assisting with Marburg outbreak in Rwanda
Omaha World Herald Three infectious diseases experts with the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Global Center for Health Security have returned to Omaha after spending about two weeks in Rwanda assisting with the east African nation’s response to an outbreak of Marburg virus disease, a type of hemorrhagic fever. Dr. James Lawler, an associate director […]
Nov 6, 2024