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Rwandan health authorities are carrying out contact tracing for hundreds of people to prevent further spread of the disease in the country and the wider region. Health Minister Sabin Nsanzimana said the country is grappling with the viral hemorrhagic fever at the same time as dealing with mpox.
“We are going to stop this before it spreads,” he said during an online briefing, noting that they are collaborating with various international partners, including the Africa Centres for Disease Control (Africa CDC) which he said has already dispatched a team to beef up the Rwandan capacity.
The outbreak in Rwanda started about a week ago. More than 30 people are confirmed to have contracted the virus so far, with 11 deaths.
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