The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Africa CDC, has confirmed that Rwanda is battling an outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease, MVD, with 27 cases and nine deaths reported as of September 30,

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%. What do disease experts say about the global risk?

For the first time in Rwanda’s history, its health ministry is dealing with an outbreak of Marburg virus disease, a rare but deadly hemorrhagic disease similar to Ebola – but unlike Ebola, there is no treatment or vaccines for Marburg,