Rwanda kæmper med Marburg-udbrud, mens vi krydser fingre for, at Hamburg ikke bliver næste epicenter!
Rwanda står over for en alvorlig udfordring med sin allerførste udbrud af Marburg-virus, der er beslægtet med Ebola og har en skræmmende dødelighed på op til 88%. Så langt er ni mennesker bekræftet døde, og næsten 30 mennesker er diagnosticeret med viruset, hvilket har sat landets sundhedssystem på prøve. Marburg-virus er kendt for at forårsage en dødelig blødningsfeber uden godkendte vacciner eller behandlinger, hvilket gør situationen endnu mere kritisk. Myndighederne har erklæret en offentlig sundhedskrise for at forsøge at inddæmme virusudbruddet og forhindre, at det sprer sig yderligere.
Samtidig med at Rwanda kæmper med denne udfordring, er der blevet rapporteret om frygt i Tyskland, hvor en station i Hamburg blev lukket ned efter mistanker om viruset. To personer viste symptomer, og nødberedskab i beskyttelsesudstyr blev sendt for at sikre, at situationen ikke ville udvikle sig til en epidemi. Den forhøjede beredskabsforanstaltning ved Hamburg Central Station understreger det globale fokus på at overvåge og reagere på potentielt farlige virusudbrud.
Internationale eksperter traver imod Rwanda for at hjælpe med at håndtere denne udfordring, mens forskere arbejder intensivt på at udvikle vacciner, der kan tackle den livstruende sygdom. Uden effektiv behandling eller vaccination, vil hvert dødsfald styrke pres på det offentlige sundhedssystem og kræve innovation og koordination fra sundhedsorganisationer verden over.
Det er vigtigt for alle at forstå risikoen ved virusser som Marburg, samt at opretholde grundlæggende hygiejnepraksis og være opmærksom på udbrud. Selvom landet kæmper med udfordringerne i det aktuelle Marburg-udbrud, er det også en påmindelse om, hvor vigtigt det er at have forberedelser på plads for at beskytte mod fremtidige epidemier. Folkesundhedseksperter opfordrer folk til at være opmærksomme og tage alle nødvendige forholdsregler for at holde sig og deres samfund sikre.
Vidste du, at Marburg-virus er opkaldt efter byen Marburg i Tyskland, hvor den første kendte udbrud opstod tilbage i 1967? Og mens dette virus er en del af samme familie som Ebola, syntes mange i tidligere tid at undervurdere dens potentiale, fordi det ikke er så kendt. Det er dog vigtigt, at vi i stedet lærer af vores fortid og er bedre forberedt i fremtiden!
Rwanda is dealing with its first-ever outbreak of the Marburg virus. It's related to Ebola and has a mortality rate as high as 88%.
Rwanda declared an outbreak of the highly contagious Marburg virus, a deadly hemorrhagic fever that has no authorized vaccine or treatment.
Eight people have died so far from the highly contagious Marburg virus outbreak.
News and Press Release in English on Rwanda about Health and Epidemic; published on 1 Oct 2024 by Africa CDC.
Marburg virus outbreaks can have high fatality rates, killing up to 88 percent of those infected, according to the World Health Organization.
Twenty-nine people in Rwanda have been diagnosed with Marburg, the deadly haemorrhagic virus, and 10 have already died, according to the country's health.
Rwanda recently reported 26 cases of the Marburg virus, resulting in six deaths since the outbreak was confirmed on Friday, September 27, 2024.
Nature There are no approved treatments for the Ebola-like haemorrhagic fever, which is spreading in Rwanda. Researchers are in a race against time to ...
A station platform was cordoned off amid fears that a passenger may have arrived with a dangerous virus.
Two people displayed symptoms of the Marburg virus, which has a mortality rate of 88 percent.
German police cordoned off part of a train station in Hamburg and isolated two people to reduce the risk of the deadly Marburg virus spreading.
Rwanda has declared a public outbreak of the Marburg virus, confirming nearly 30 infections and at least nine deaths as of the end of September.
Hamburg Central Station faced a major health scare when emergency services in full protective gear sealed off tracks 7 and 8 and boarded an ICE train ...
The two people were taken to University Hospital Eppendorf in Hamburg. Health officials have identified about 200 passengers on the train and are working to ...
Two passengers traveling from Rwanda triggered a health scare at Hamburg Central Station amid fears they might be infected with the deadly Marburg virus.
The death toll from the Marburg virus increased to 11 after one person dies from the disease on Wednesday, October 2. Courtesy.
Rwanda is poised to start vaccine and therapeutic clinical trials to treat Marburg disease, Yvan Butera, the assistant health minister, said on Thursday, ...
Most infected are health care workers treating patients in the capital. Officials fear more cases will emerge.
Police cordoned off the railway station in Hamburg to reduce the risk of the illness spreading and emergency workers dressed in hazmat suits attended the scene.
There was no danger to fellow passengers on the train or in the plane at any time,” authorities say.
Two individuals who travelled from Rwanda to Hamburg, suspected of contracting the deadly Marburg virus, have tested negative, easing concerns of a ...
Eight people have died so far from the highly contagious Marburg virus outbreak.
Hamburg train station in Germany was partially locked down on Wednesday after suspected cases of a deadly virus were detected.
Rwanda is battling its first-ever outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus, with 36 cases reported so far and 11 deaths.
Eleven people have died in Rwanda as the African country continues to fight an outbreak of Marburg virus. The Rwandan government said there were 36 ...
Health authorities say Marburg hemorrhagic fever has killed 11 people in Rwanda. ByIGNATIUS SSUUNA Associated Press. October 3, 2024, 4:10 AM.
MVD is a rare but highly fatal viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) caused by infection with one of two zoonotic viruses, Marburg virus or Ravn virus. Both Marburg ...
Amid reports of a deadly viral outbreak in Central Africa, researchers are reportedly scrambling to develop treatments and vaccines to combat Marburg virus.
There are no treatments or vaccines approved for Marburg, a virus in the same family as Ebola with a fatality rate between 24% to 88%.
In Rwanda, 11 deaths have been reported from this rare but deadly disease. Two people tested negative in Germany this week.
As Rwanda battles its first Marburg virus outbreak, the country's health ministry yesterday reported seven more cases, along with one more death.
Similar to Ebola, Marburg virus disease is a rare but very severe illness that can be fatal in up to 88% of people who become sick.
The East African country continues to investigate the source of the outbreak, first traced among patients in health facilities.
An emergency response in Rwanda is underway, including infection prevention and control measures, contact tracing and case management in affected communities to ...