The Rwanda Government has confirmed cases of Marburg cirus disease.
In a statement yesterday, the country’s health ministry said the cases were confirmed in a few patients in health facilities.
Marburg virus is a highly infectious haemorrhagic fever in the same family as Ebola. It is spread to humans by fruit bats and transmitted through direct contact with bodily fluids of infected people and surfaces.
The Rwandan health ministry said investigations are being carried out to determine the origin of the infection.
