Marburg virus disease - World Health Organization (WHO)
Oct 23, 2024 · Marburg virus disease (MVD), formerly known as Marburg haemorrhagic fever, is a severe, often fatal illness in humans. The average MVD case fatality rate is around 50%. Case fatality rates have varied from 24% to 88% in past outbreaks. Early supportive care with rehydration, and symptomatic treatment improves survival.
Marburg virus disease - Rwanda - World Health Organization (WHO)
On 9 November 2024, the recommended 42-day countdown to declare the end of the Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak in Rwanda commenced, the day after the last confirmed patient tested negative for MVD by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). As of 8 November 2024, 66 confirmed cases, including 15 deaths with a case fatality ratio (CFR) of 23% have been …
Marburg virus disease - World Health Organization (WHO)
Aug 9, 2021 · Marburg virus disease (MVD) is a severe disease with a fatality ratio of up to 88%. This rate can be lower with good and early patient care. MVD was initially detected in 1967 after two simultaneous outbreaks in Marburg and Frankfurt in Germany, and in Belgrade, Serbia.
Marburg virus disease - Rwanda - World Health Organization (WHO)
Nov 1, 2024 · Marburg virus disease (MVD) is caused by the same family of viruses (Filoviridae) that causes Ebola virus disease. MVD is an epidemic-prone disease associated with high CFR (24-88%). In the early course of the disease, MVD is challenging to distinguish from other infectious diseases such as malaria, typhoid fever, shigellosis, meningitis and ...
Marburg virus disease - World Health Organization (WHO)
May 2, 2023 · Marburg virus disease (MVD) is a severe, often fatal illness caused by the Marburg virus. The virus causes severe viral haemorrhagic fever in humans characterized by fever, headache, back pain, muscle pain, abdominal pain, vomiting, confusion, diarrhoea, and bleeding at very late stages. MVD was first identified in Marburg, Germany in 1967.
Marburg virus disease - Rwanda - World Health Organization (WHO)
As of 24 October 2024, a total of 64 Marburg virus disease cases, including 15 deaths (case fatality ratio (CFR) 23.4%), have been reported in Rwanda. Among the initial 62 confirmed cases with available data, 70% were males, and 48% were aged between 30 to 39 years. The highest number of new confirmed cases were reported in the first two epidemiological weeks of the …
Factsheet for health professionals about Marburg virus disease
Oct 10, 2024 · Marburg virus disease (MVD), formerly known as Marburg haemorrhagic fever, is a severe disease in humans caused by Marburg marburgvirus (MARV). Although MVD is uncommon, MARV has the potential to cause epidemics with significant case fatality rates.
Marburg virus disease outbreak – Rwanda 2024
Oct 11, 2024 · On 27 September 2024, the Ministry of Health of Rwanda confirmed the country’s first outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD), with health-care workers in Kigali particularly affected. While sporadic outbreaks have occurred in various parts of Africa since the first recognized cases in 1967, this outbreak is the third largest outbreak of MVD ...
Marburg virus disease– The Republic of Rwanda
Sep 30, 2024 · Marburg virus disease (MVD) is caused by the same family of viruses (Filoviridae) that causes Ebola disease. MVD is an epidemic-prone disease associated with high CFR (24-88%). In the early course of the disease clinical diagnosis of MVD is challenging to distinguish from other infectious diseases such as malaria, typhoid fever, shigellosis ...
Marburg virus disease - Rwanda - World Health Organization (WHO)
On 20 December 2024, after two consecutive incubation periods (total of 42 days) since the second negative PCR test was conducted on 7 November for the last confirmed Marburg case, and without a new confirmed case reported, the Ministry of Health of Rwanda declared the end of the Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak, as per the WHO recommendations. The outbreak …