And that is some very good news (and highly contrasting — news, to the latest DRC Mpox updates). Marburg is considered far more lethal (on a par with the dread Ebola virus) — taking the lives of up to 88% of those who contract it.

And Rwanda’s top-flight public health response to this latest outbreak is in large measure the reason it was so quickly abated. Here’s the official “all clear“, from WHO, early last week:

…The World Health Organization and the Rwandan government on Friday declared the outbreak in Rwanda of the Ebola-like Marburg fever — over after no new cases were registered in recent weeks.

The country first declared the outbreak on Sept. 27 and reported a total of 15 deaths and 66 cases, with the majority of those affected healthcare workers who handled the first patients.

Without treatment, Marburg can be fatal in up to 88% of people who fall ill with the disease. Symptoms include fever, muscle pains, diarrhea, vomiting and, in some cases, death through extreme blood loss….

And… now you know. Be excellent to one another. Onward.

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