Deadly Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda has health officials on high alert
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Amid reports of a deadly viral outbreak in Central Africa, researchers are reportedly scrambling to develop treatments and vaccines to combat Marburg virus.
Most of the cases have affected health care workers at two health facilities in the city of Kigali, the same source stated. Marburg is a "rare but severe" hemorrhagic fever with a 20% to 90% fatality rate. Melissa Rudy is senior health editor and a member of the lifestyle team at Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to melissa.rudy@fox.com.
The patients are being cared for in hospitals, as noted by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Sept. 29.
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