CDC to screen travelers for Marburg
How Rwanda is Containing a Deadly Marburg Virus Outbreak
Rwanda’s health minister says authorities are tracing every potential contact of the index case in the country’s outbreak of Marburg virus disease to reduce the risk of wider spread
CDC will begin screening travelers from Rwanda for Marburg virus at 3 US airports
The CDC has issued a Level 3 travel advisory for Rwanda due to an outbreak of the Marburg virus. The agency will also screen travelers from Rwanda.
CDC to screen travelers from Rwanda amid deadly Marburg outbreak
The Marburg virus can cause a severe hemorrhagic fever that is similar to Ebola. And like Ebola, it can be deadly. This outbreak has included people in seven districts in Rwanda and by Tuesday, the number had risen to 36 people in isolation and treatment, many of them reportedly health care workers. Twelve people have died.
Travelers from Rwanda to be screened for Marburg
U.S. health officials are planning to screen travelers from Rwanda amid the outbreak of the Marburg virus in the country, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on Monday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is set to begin scanning the week of Oct.
CDC to test travelers from Rwanda for Marburg virus
U.S. health officials announced Monday that all passengers flying from Rwanda to the United States will soon be screened for the Ebola-like Marburg virus.
CDC will start screening travelers from Rwanda to the US for Marburg virus
Amid an outbreak of Marburg virus in Rwanda, travelers coming into the United States who have been in Rwanda in the previous 21 days will be screened starting next week, the US Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday.
HHS working to address Marburg outbreak in Rwanda, U.S. risk is low
The Department of Health and Human Services Oct. 7 released a fact sheet on actions it is taking to help address the outbreak of Marburg virus in Rwanda.
Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda – what you need to know
Marburg virus is named after the town in Germany where it first emerged. In 1967, there were simultaneous outbreaks at laboratories in Marburg and Belgrade in Serbia (then part of Yugoslavia). The outbreak was caused by African green monkeys imported from Uganda for use in experiments. Seven people died.
CDC to screen travelers for Marburg, as outbreak of Ebola-like disease grows
In response to an unprecedented outbreak of Marburg virus in Rwanda, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now plan to screen arriving international travelers for their risk of bringing the deadly Ebola-like disease into the country.
US CDC to issue second-highest travel alert for Rwanda on Marburg outbreak
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will issue its second-highest level of travel notice for Rwanda, recommending people to avoid nonessential travel due to the Marburg disease outbreak in the east African country,
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Rwanda deploys Marburg virus vaccine to health workers
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Rwanda's Marburg fever deaths rise to 11 as its source is still being investigated
KIGALI, Rwanda -- Marburg hemorrhagic fever has killed 11 people in Rwanda, health authorities said, as the East African country continues to investigate the source of an outbreak first traced ...
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Doctors, nurses pay the price in Marburg fight in Rwanda
The medical community that has been the first line of defence in the fight against the Marburg virus in Rwanda is paying the ...