Marburg fever

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An 'unprecedented' good news story about a potentially deadly viral outbreak

4:40pm November 01, 2024

The death rate for Marburg virus is nearly 90%. There are no approved vaccines and treatments. So how did Rwanda achieve what one doctor calls an "unprecedented" success in controlling its outbreak?

For over 20 years, Dr. Daniel Bausch has responded to disease outbreaks, spending months at a time treating patients with diseases such as dengue, yellow fever, Lassa fever and Ebola. Now he's focusing on the importance of diagnostics. It's "one of the key aspects of preparedness," he says.

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This doctor fought Ebola in the trenches. Now he's got a better way to stop diseases

8:21am April 09, 2023

by Nurith Aizenman

Dr. Daniel Bausch says of his work, "You realize that's all on the response side." He's come to appreciate that "the impact is with trying to change the system."