On Oct. 18, 2024, the World Health Organization reported that as of October 17, a total of 62 Marburg virus disease (MVD) cases, including 15 deaths, were reported in Rwanda, with forty-three recoveries. MVD is a highly virulent disease that can cause haemorrhagic fever and is clinically similar to Ebola virus disease.

Contact tracing was underway, with over 800 contacts under follow-up. In October, a surge team from WHO was deployed to support the in-country response across the functions of incident management: epidemiology, health operations, case management, health logistics, vaccines research, partner coordination and infection prevention and control. The source of the outbreak was still under investigation.