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🇷🇼 Outbreak of the Marburg virus in Rwanda

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, and it has a fatality rate of 88%.

So far, 26 people have gotten sick, 18 are in treatment and eight people have died in the outbreak, according to the health ministry.

In addition to sending medical supplies, the World Health Organization said over the weekend that it is deploying a team of seven global experts in hemorrhagic disease to Rwanda who can provide guidance for public health experts on the ground. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday that it is also sending experts to Rwanda to help support testing and contact-tracing efforts.

There are no cases of Marburg in the United States, and the risk to Americans with this outbreak is low.

Unlike in some other sub-Saharan African countries that have dealt with Marburg virus disease, Rwanda has a strong public health system, according to WHO.

“With the country’s already robust public health emergency response system, WHO is collaborating closely with the national authorities to provide the needed support to further enhance the ongoing efforts,” said Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa.

Dr. Brian Chirombo, the WHO representative to Rwanda, said Sunday that he believes the country has “the capacity and the ability to stop this outbreak very quickly.”

The virus has spread to seven of the country’s 30 districts. More than 100 people who have had contact with infected people are either being monitored or in isolation, the ministry said. Many of those who have gotten sick are health care workers.

Marburg is an orthomarburgvirus, a virus that naturally occurs in fruit bats. It’s in the same family as the Ebola virus.

Marburg can spread from human to human when someone comes into contact with bodily fluids from a person who’s been infected. People can also get sick after handling a patient’s clothing or bedding.

🔗 https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/30/health/marburg-virus-rwanda-outbreak-disease/index.html

🇩🇪 The Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda has potentially reached Germany

German police cordoned off the Hamburg train station in search of two people who developed flu-like symptoms after traveling to Rwanda.

They were found and taken to a local clinic to be examined.

🔗 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjr30351gzro

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💰🤝🇧🇷 Ripple Partners with Mercado Bitcoin to Launch International Payment Solution in Brazil

In a strategic move to expand its footprint in Latin America, Ripple has partnered with Mercado Bitcoin, one of Brazil’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, to offer a new international payment solution, according to a report by CoinDesk. This collaboration aims to facilitate cross-border transactions using Brazilian Reais (BRL) for both corporate and retail customers, marking Ripple’s first business-focused initiative in Brazil.

The partnership is expected to streamline treasury operations between Brazil and Portugal, allowing businesses and consumers to benefit from faster, more efficient payments. By leveraging Ripple’s blockchain platform, Mercado Bitcoin aims to optimize liquidity and enhance operational efficiency for crypto businesses across these regions.

https://coinmarketcap.com/community/articles/66fea0e5e8c55b3a3bf71aed/

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🌐🌍 SWIFT to launch live trials of crypto transactions next year

Global bank messaging network SWIFT is planning conduct live trials for digital asset and currency transactions across its global network, which connects over 11,500 financial institutions worldwide.

Starting next year, the trials are set to take place in North America, Europe, and Asia, the first time SWIFT pilots real-world transactions involving digital assets and currencies.

SWIFT has previously tested blockchain transactions in controlled environments. However, the upcoming trials will use an upgraded infrastructure capable of handling both digital and traditional currency transactions across borders.

The trials seek to show how financial institutions can transact seamlessly between different types of assets and currencies using their existing SWIFT connections.

The initiative builds on SWIFT’s recent experiments with web3 services firm Chainlink, where they showed how SWIFT could act as a single access point for multiple public and private blockchain networks, including those used for tokenized assets and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).

https://financefeeds.com/swift-to-launch-live-trials-of-crypto-transactions-next-year/

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