Rwanda’s Marburg Outbreak: The Latest Test of Pandemic Preparedness and Global Health Resilience

By guest contributor Boghuma K. Titanji, MD MSc. DTM&H, PhD

Rwanda is confronting its first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus, with 58 confirmed cases reported by the Ministry of Health. Tragically, 13 people have died, while 12 have recovered. This marks the fifth Marburg virus outbreak on the African continent since 2017, signaling an alarming rise in the frequency of these deadly episodes. Marburg virus was first identified in 1967 during outbreaks among laboratory workers in Germany...