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Rwanda on High Alert After Deadly Virus Hits Uganda

Efforts are being intensified to ensure that the outbreak of the highly contagious and deadly Marburg virus doesn't spread to parts of Rwanda that lie on the border of Uganda where four people died of the fever.

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Medical officers preparing for the safe transport and burial of fatal cases of Marburg haemorrhagic fever (file photo).

Rwanda: Four Districts Put On High Risk Marburg Alert

New Times, 23 October 2012

Musanze, Gicumbi, Nyagatare and Burera districts that border Uganda are on high alert over the Marburg hemorrhagic fever. Read more »
Rwanda: Government On Alert As Marburg Virus Kills Four in Uganda

Focus, 22 October 2012

The Ministry of Health has cautioned the public to remain vigilant as government steps up measures of preventing in-flow of the deadly Marburg virus into Rwanda. The move follows… Read more »
Rwanda: Health Ministry Warns on Marburg Fever

New Times, 21 October 2012

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has called on the public to immediately report any signs or suspected cases of Marburg hemorrhagic fever, as steps are taken to prevent the deadly… Read more »

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Marburg Fever Claims Seven in Uganda

The hemorrhagic virus has claimed seven lives since experts first reported the outbreak in western Uganda. The health ministry has requested 2.3 billion shillings for a Marburg ... Read more »
- Uganda: Marburg Death Toll Climbs to Seven
- Uganda: Shs 2.3 Billion Needed to Rein in Marburg

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Rwanda on High Alert After Deadly Virus Hits Uganda

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Marburg Fever Claims Seven in Uganda

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