Rwanda and WHO declare end of Marburg outbreak after no new cases reported

WHO has declared the outbreak in Rwanda of the Ebola-like Marburg fever over (Alamy/PA)

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Rwandan government on Friday declared the outbreak in Rwanda of the Ebola-like Marburg fever over after no new cases were registered in recent weeks.

The country first declared the outbreak on September 27 and reported a total of 15 deaths and 66 cases, with the majority of those affected healthcare workers who handled the first patients.