The World Health Organization (WHO) is readying emergency supplies to send to Rwanda following the country's first outbreak of the highly contagious Marburg virus, as authorities attempt to trace people who may be at risk.
SciDev.NetOct 1 2024 The World Health Organization is readying emergency supplies to send to Rwanda following the country's first outbreak of the highly contagious Marburg virus, as authorities attempt to trace people who may be at risk.
According to the World Health Organization , more than 160 people who came into contact with confirmed cases are being monitored. The WHO said those infected were spread across seven of the country's 30 districts. "The Ministry of Health is working with other institutions and partners to trace those who could have come in contact with the patients and the deceased."
" is scaling up its support and will work with the government of Rwanda to stop the spread of the virus and protect people at risk," Tedros shared in an X post. "We're rapidly setting all the critical outbreak response aspects in motion to support Rwanda halt the spread of this virus swiftly and effectively," he said in a WHO statement.
People infected typically develop symptoms like high fever and severe headache, followed by diarrhea and vomiting. More advanced hemorrhagic symptoms, including bleeding and organ failure, usually appear within seven days.
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