Rwanda, Marburg and Ebola virus disease
Rwanda is dealing with its first outbreak of deadly Marburg virus disease
For the first time in Rwanda’s history, its health ministry is dealing with an outbreak of Marburg virus disease, a rare but deadly hemorrhagic disease similar to Ebola – but unlike Ebola, there is no treatment or vaccines for Marburg,
Rwanda Reports 8 Deaths Linked to Ebola-Like Marburg Virus Days After It Declared an Outbreak
Rwanda says eight people have died so far from the Ebola-like and highly contagious Marburg virus, just days after the country declared an outbreak of the deadly hemorrhagic fever that has no authorized vaccine or treatment.
Rwanda limits funeral sizes due to Marburg virus outbreak
Rwandan authorities have restricted funeral sizes for victims of Marburg virus in an effort to curb an outbreak of the highly contagious disease. Eight people have died during Rwanda's first outbreak of the virus,
What is Marburg virus, the infectious and deadly Ebola-like disease breaking out in Rwanda?
The Ebola-related Marburg virus kills around half of those infected but has been fatal in up to 90 per cent of cases.
Six dead after Ebola-like disease breaks out in Rwanda
Six people have died in a major outbreak of Marburg disease in Rwanda, a viral hemorrhagic fever from the same family as Ebola. At least 26 cases have been reported since the outbreak was first confirmed on Friday,
Marburg Virus Outbreak: Rwanda Reports 20 Cases
The latest outbreak in Africa is in Rwanda, it is the Marburg virus which have so far killed 6 people. Read on to know more about it.
Ebola-like virus kills six in Rwanda
Six people have died in a major outbreak of Marburg disease in Rwanda, a viral hemorrhagic fever from the same family as Ebola.
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Diesel, Zoo Miami's ambassador cheetah, dies from severe kidney disease
In November 2012, Diesel and his brother, Koda, arrived at Zoo Miami from the Ann van Dyk Cheetah Center in South Africa.
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Disease that could lead to mass deer mortalities reported in Southwestern Pennsylvania
A disease that could lead to mass mortalities in local deer populations has been confirmed in Southwestern Pennsylvania.
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