Rwanda: Uganda Health Minister Tours Rwanda's Marburg Facilities

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WHO Regional Director for Africa Dr Matshidiso Moeti visit Marburg outbreak response sites in Kigali on Wednesday,
1 November 2024
The New Times (Kigali)

Margaret Muhanga Mugisa, Uganda's Minister of State for Health in Charge of Primary Health Care, on October 31 visited the Marburg National Command Post, where she met with teams leading the fight against the Marburg virus.

She also met with the Ugandan team currently in Rwanda to support the fight against Marburg.

This morning, Hon. Margaret Muhanga Mugisa, Uganda's Minister of State for Health in Charge of Primary Health Care, visited the Marburg National Command Post, where she met with teams leading the fight against the Marburg virus. She also met with the Ugandan team currently in... pic.twitter.com/UH4sGFxTVm-- Ministry of Health | Rwanda (@RwandaHealth) October 31, 2024

The Minister of Health, Dr Sabin Nsanzimana, earlier said the Marburg virus that led to an outbreak on September 27 came from a cave where mining activities had been ongoing.

Initial findings of genomic sequencing indicated that the virus, which is transmitted by fruit bats, had come from animal to human, without passing through multiple hosts.

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