Rwanda will deploy Marburg vaccine under trial
Rwanda starts vaccine trials against deadly Marburg virus
Rwanda has said it will begin vaccine trials for the fatal Marburg virus, which has already killed at least 12 people in the country - most of them health workers. The east African country has received 700 doses of the vaccine from the Sabin Vaccine Institute,
Rwanda will deploy Marburg vaccine under trial as death toll rises to 12
Rwandan health authorities will begin a vaccine study against the Marburg hemorrhagic fever, officials said Sunday, as the East African country tries to stop the spread of an outbreak that has killed 12 people.
Deadly Marburg Virus Hits Rwanda’s Doctors and Nurses Hard
Marburg has caused small, episodic outbreaks since first being identified, most recently last year in Tanzania and Ghana. It is one of the deadliest known viruses, with no approved vaccines or specific treatments.
Ebola-Like Marburg Virus Outbreak Kills 11 in Rwanda
The East African country continues to investigate the source of the outbreak, first traced among patients in health facilities.
Rwanda's Marburg fever deaths rise to 11 as its source is being investigated
KIGALI, Rwanda -- KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Marburg hemorrhagic fever has killed 11 people in Rwanda, health authorities said Thursday, as the East African country searches for the source of an outbreak first traced among patients in health facilities.
Marburg vaccines rushed to Rwanda to protect healthcare workers battling outbreak
Marburg vaccines are set to arrive in Rwanda in the coming days to help protect healthcare workers fighting an outbreak of the deadly haemorrhagic fever.
Rwanda Begins Marburg Vaccinations to Curb Deadly Outbreak
Rwanda said on Sunday it had begun administering vaccine doses against the Marburg virus to try to combat an outbreak of the Ebola-like disease in the east African country, where it has so far killed 12 people.
US ships Marburg vaccines to Rwanda after 11 die in outbreak
The United States government completed an initial shipment of vaccine doses and therapeutic drugs for Marburg disease to Rwanda on Oct. 4, Thierry Roels, U.S. CDC Country Director in Rwanda told Reuters on Saturday.
Rwanda To Start Marburg Vaccinations
Rwanda said it would begin vaccinations against the deadly Ebola-like Marburg virus on Sunday, the health minister said, after receiving some 700 doses of a trial vaccine.
Rwanda to receive experimental vaccines, therapeutics to combat Marburg outbreak
There are currently no licensed vaccines or drugs to prevent or treat Marburg, but experimental versions are heading to Rwanda.
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