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?

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,

A similar vaccine, being developed at the University of Oxford, UK, was also named as a priority for testing during a Marburg outbreak. Teresa Lambe, a vaccinologist at Oxford leading the Marburg vaccine’s development, says that the vaccine has so far proven safe in the handful of participants who have received it in an ongoing UK trial.