Tag: Marburg virus

Rwandan health officials have launched a crucial vaccine study to combat Marburg hemorrhagic fever as the nation battles an outbreak that has claimed 12 lives.  The country’s Health Minister, Sabin ...

Rwanda is facing a dangerous health crisis after confirming an outbreak of the highly contagious Marburg virus, a deadly disease with no known cure or vaccine.  According to the Rwandan ...

Dr Joseph Darko, the Case Management Lead at the Apinto Government hospital in Ghana’s Western Region, where the third Marburg case was successfully managed, has stated that Ghana’s successful eradication ...

Ghana today, Friday, September 16, 2022 declared the end of the Marburg virus disease outbreak that was confirmed nearly two months ago. It was the first time the highly infectious ...

Director of Public Health at the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe, has recommended handwashing as a good intervention in the containment of the Marburg virus outbreak in Ghana. ...