Rwanda reports 8 deaths linked to Ebola-like Marburg virus days after it declared an outbreak - Rwanda says that eight people have died so far from the highly contagious Marburg virus

Rwanda has reported nine deaths from its first-ever Marburg virus outbreak and confirmed 18 patients are in isolation, according to its health ministry.

A large outbreak of Marburg virus in Rwanda is drawing international concern about the possibility of spread beyond the country’s borders.