Led by the Ministry of Health, Rwanda’s response was marked by rapid coordination and decisive action, made possible through ...

Filoviruses are among the globe's most lethal—indeed, so dangerous they can be handled only in high-security laboratories.

The Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN), an initiative coordinated by the World Health Organization (WHO), ...

KIGALI, Rwanda ― Following the recent rediscovery of the critically endangered Hill’s horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hilli) at ...

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Marburg virus is similar to Ebola and causes Marburg Virus Disease, a severe hemorrhagic fever. It spreads through contact with infected body fluids and has a very high death rate, ranging from 24 ...

Scientific evidence shows that killing too many bats to control zoonotic diseases can make things worse, as the outcomes of Marburg virus outbreak in some African countries, like Uganda ...

The Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) , an initiative coordinated by the World Health Organization (WHO), ...

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A large majority of African countries are yet to commit 15 percent of their GDP to funding the health sector, despite the ...

Marburg virus belongs to the genus Marburgvirus in the family Filoviridae and causes a severe hemorrhagic fever, known as Marburg hemorrhagic fever (MHF), in both humans and nonhuman primates.