Rwanda to start vaccine trials for Marburg disease in a few weeks

October 4, 2024

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(Reuters) – Rwanda will start cinical trials of experimental vaccines and treatments for Marburg disease in the next few weeks, its health minister said on Thursday, to fight the country’s first outbreak of the viral fever, which has so far killed 11 people. The disease was detected in late September, with 36 cases reported so far, health ministry data shows. (Read More)