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WHO director-general Dr Tedore praised the country’s efforts. He is presently undertaking a mission to Rwanda to assess firsthand the response to the Marburg virus disease outbreak in Rwanda, and the support being provided by WHO and partners.
An outbreak of the Marburg virus is being contained in Rwanda, authorities point out. The health minister cited the absence of new infections or deaths in the past six days. Health officials have confirmed 44 recoveries and only three active cases remain, and there was no community transmission.
The Ebola-like disease has so far killed 15. Rwanda has documented 1,146 contacts. All positive cases have come from the list of known contacts of people with the virus, he said. Like Ebola, the Marburg virus is believed to originate in fruit bats and spreads between people through close contact with the bodily fluids of infected individuals or with surfaces, such as contaminated bed sheets.
Symptoms include fever, muscle pains, diarrhea, vomiting, and, in some cases, death through extreme blood loss. Rwanda declared the outbreak on Sept. 27. To limit the spread, schools and hospital visits were suspended.
In the meantime, WHO director-general Dr Tedore praised the country’s efforts. He is presently undertaking a mission to Rwanda to assess firsthand the response to the Marburg virus disease outbreak in Rwanda, and the support being provided by WHO and partners.
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Dr. Tedros has visited health facilities treating people infected by the virus and the command center leading the response and met with national health authorities and United Nations partners. Identifying and isolating people exposed to contamination is key to stopping outbreaks of viral hemorrhagic fevers like Marburg.
