Rwanda says eight people have died so far from the highly contagious Marburg virus.
The announcement comes just days after the country declared an outbreak of deadly hemorrhagic fever for which no vaccine or treatment is authorized.
Like Ebola, Marburg virus originates from fruit bats and spreads between people through close contact with the bodily fluids of infected people.
The landlocked central African country of Rwanda declared an outbreak on Friday and a day later the first six deaths were reported.
Health Minister Sabin Nsanzimana said on Sunday evening that so far 26 cases had been confirmed and eight of the sick people had died.
“The WHO estimates that the risk of this epidemic is very high at the national level, high at the regional level and low at the global level,” he added. the WHO said on Monday. “Investigations are ongoing to determine the full extent of the outbreak and this risk assessment will be updated as more information is received. »
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