The CDC has issued a Level 3 travel advisory for Rwanda due to an outbreak of the Marburg virus. The agency will also screen travelers from Rwanda.

In response to an unprecedented outbreak of Marburg virus in Rwanda, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now plan to screen arriving international travelers for their risk of bringing the deadly Ebola-like disease into the country.

Amid an outbreak of Marburg virus in Rwanda, travelers coming into the United States who have been in Rwanda in the previous 21 days will be screened starting next week, the US Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday.

U.S. health officials announced Monday that all passengers flying from Rwanda to the United States will soon be screened for the Ebola-like Marburg virus.

Jean Kaseya, head of the African health body, said Rwanda shouldn't be punished for being transparent about the outbreak. View on euronews

The Marburg virus can cause a severe hemorrhagic fever that is similar to Ebola. And like Ebola, it can be deadly. This outbreak has included people in seven districts in Rwanda and by Tuesday, the number had risen to 36 people in isolation and treatment, many of them reportedly health care workers. Twelve people have died.

The U.S.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday said it was in conversation with Rwandan health officials amid an outbreak of Marburg virus. The central African country is dealing with 26 known cases of the deadly hemorrhagic fever similar to Ebola,

U.S. health officials are preparing to screen passengers flying in from Rwanda for symptoms of Marburg virus, a severe infection similar to Ebola.

The African CDC and Rwandan government objected to the Level 3 travel advisory issued by the U.S., saying Rwanda was being punished for its transparency.

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