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

For the first time in Rwanda’s history, its health ministry is dealing with an outbreak of Marburg virus disease, a rare but deadly hemorrhagic disease similar to Ebola – but unlike Ebola, there is no treatment or vaccines for Marburg,

An outbreak of the life-threatening Marburg virus in Rwanda has led to the deaths of eight people, according to officials. The virus, similar to Ebola, has no specific treatment or vaccine, making prevention the best possible way to escape it.