ICAP at Columbia University 347d ago

On November 19, 2024, ICAP presented the Grand Rounds — The Marburg Virus: Outbreak Status and Response in Rwanda. Marburg virus disease (MVD) is a severe, often fatal illness that is clinically similar to the Ebola virus disease. An extremely virulent disease, MVD is spread between people via direct contact with bodily fluids and with surfaces and materials contaminated with these fluids. On September 27, 2024, the Rwanda Ministry of Health announced the country’s first-ever outbreak of the disease. By October 10, 2024, a total of 58 cases of MVD had been reported in the country, including 13 deaths and 15 recoveries. The Rwandan government is implementing rigorous testing, contact tracing, and isolation and quarantine measures to contain the outbreak. Experts from the World Health Organization’s Regional Office for Africa and the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention presented on the current status of the MVD outbreak across Rwanda, response efforts, and ways forward. This event was co-sponsored by the NYC Pandemic Response Institute.