"As of 30 September, the central African country has recorded 27 cases and 9 deaths caused by Marburg virus, a highly deadly relative of Ebola..."
"But if the current outbreak continues...health officials and researchers hope to gather valuable data on the safety and potential effectiveness of vaccines and treatments."
"Ira Longini, a biostatistician at the University of Florida...says that if the Rwanda outbreak continues, the plan is to trial at least one vaccine in a strategy known as ring vaccination."
"A WHO ethics committee had previously approved plans for the vaccine trial, as well as one for treatments such as the antiviral drug remdesivir, which was tested against Ebola."
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