WASHINGTON, Oct 8, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - The United States on Monday warned its citizens that they should reconsider traveling to Rwanda, citing an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus. The East African nation over the weekend said the Ebola-like disease has killed 12 people, mostly health workers, since an outbreak was announced late last month.

Amid an outbreak of Marburg virus in Rwanda, travelers coming into the United States who have been in Rwanda in the previous 21 days will be screened starting next week, the US Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday.

So far, the Marburg virus has killed 12 people in Rwanda since it was declared an outbreak on September 27. Talking about the source of this outbreak, authorities said that there is still no confirmation of the source of the outbreak.