Ebola virus

Rwanda reports 8 deaths linked to Ebola-like Marburg virus days after it declared an outbreak

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Rwanda reports 8 deaths linked to Ebola-like Marburg virus days after it declared an outbreak

Kigali, RWANDA — Rwanda says eight people have died so far from the Ebola-like and highly contagious Marburg virus, just days after the country declared an outbreak of the deadly hemorrhagic fever that has no authorized vaccine or treatment. Like Ebola, the Marburg virus originates in fruit bats and spreads between people through close contact … Read more

A decade later, Liberians remember those who died in Ebola outbreak

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A decade later, Liberians remember those who died in Ebola outbreak

MONROVIA, Liberia — Liberians gathered this week to mark a decade since the country was hit by a devastating Ebola outbreak that killed more than 10,000 people in West Africa, adding to the region’s economic and political troubles. The second Wednesday of March in Liberia, National Decoration Day, is always one of remembrance and people … Read more