WHO lauds Rwanda’s Marburg response as country shares initial genetic findings
University of Minnesota http://twin-cities.umn.edu/ 612-625-5000 The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday praised Rwanda’s Marburg virus outbreak response, including its success in treating patients infected with a disease known to have a high case-fatality rate. Rwanda has gone 7 days with no new cases, and the number of patients who are still in treatment has dwindled to 1, according to a daily update today from Rwanda’s health ministry. The comments from WHO Director-General Tedros