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On October 3, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (ob体育) issued a about the confirmed outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) in the Republic of Rwanda. As of October 2, 2024, 36 laboratory-confirmed cases and 11 deaths have been reported in the Republic of Rwanda, including at least 19 cases among healthcare workers. No confirmed cases of MVD related to this outbreak have been reported in the United States or other countries outside of the Republic of Rwanda to date. Currently, the risk of MVD in the United States is low. MVD is similar to other illnesses associated with , such as Ebola virus disease.
Clinicians with concerns about MVD or other VHF infection as a differential diagnosis of their patient's illness should contact their jurisdictional health department immediately (via the ) and follow jurisdictional protocols.
to monitor the patient's and diagnostic testing for other potential causes of the patient's illness can be safely performed while testing for MVD or other VHFs. Clinical laboratories can for patients with suspected MVD by following and .
If a facility does not have the appropriate risk mitigation capabilities, coordinate specimen forwarding to another facility that does using .
Please review the for more information including recommendations for clinicians, public health departments, clinical laboratory professionals, healthcare workers returning from Rwanda, and the public.
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