Marburg Virus’ Latest Eruption
— A veteran fighter against hemorrhagic fevers shares candid thoughts
On September 27, 2024, the world learned that Marburg virus — a close cousin of Ebola — had surfaced for the first timeopens in a new tab or window in Kigali, Rwanda, where it was largely sickening healthcare workers in two hospitals. By September 30, Marburg had already infected 27 humans and killed nineopens in a new tab or window. As of October 7, Rwanda’s government stated that the outbreak’s tollopens in a new tab or window had reached at least 56 confirmed infections and 12 deaths.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/parasites-and-plagues/112339
IMO – no nonsense, non-hyperbolic medical review of a problem occurring in Rwanda. Not a fear mongering article preaching worldwide doom & gloom. Important medical information…….