The World Health Organization and the Rwandan government have declared the outbreak in Rwanda of the Ebola-like Marburg fever over after no new cases were registered in recent weeks.

An outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in Rwanda has officially been declared over by the Government of Rwanda, with no new cases recorded since the last patient tested negative on 7 November 2024,

Rwandan health authorities have declared the Marburg outbreak in the country over, more than 40 days after the last patient tested negative and was discharged from hospital. About 60 cases of the disease were reported during the period of the outbreak,

The Marburg virus is a pathogen that falls under the Filoviridae family, alongside the Ebola virus, one of the most lethal diseases affecting humans .