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 had been declared on 27 September 2024. As of 19 December 2024, 66 confirmed cases,15 deaths with a case fatality ratio (CFR) of 23%,...| www.who.int
FIGHT FOR RIGHTS VIEWPOINT SERIES, Vol 27/1, pp. 87-90, PDF Published 2 March 2025 Moses Mulumba, Jessica Oga, Juliana Nantaba, and Ana Lorena Ruano The recent shifts in global health policy, particularly the United States’ sudden retreat from…| Health and Human Rights Journal