Rwanda’s National Reference Laboratory Operational Capacity during the 2024 Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak Response
Noel Gahamanyi, Naasson Tuyiringire, Jerome Ndayisenga, Emmanuel Kabalisa, Etienne Kayigi, Therese Mukankwiro, Esperance Umumararungu, Raissa Muvunyi, Jean Pierre Musabyimana, Edouard Ntagwabira, Agnes Gasengayire, Sadiki Nkubito, Clarisse Murebwayire, Laetitia Irankunda, Eliane Kamanzi, Odette Sharangabo, Jean Claude Semuto Ngabonziza, Emmanuel E S Francis, Isabelle Mukagatare, Claude Mambo Muvunyi · 2026
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Noel Gahamanyi and a large team assess Rwanda's national reference laboratory during the 2024 Marburg outbreak in a 2026 report. Rwanda faced its first Marburg virus disease outbreak in September 2024. The review used a World Health Organization tool for haemorrhagic fever lab capacity, plus quality checks such as turnaround time, observation, records, and staff interviews.
The laboratory scored 98 percent overall in the assessment. Every area scored full marks except lab system quality, at 89 percent, held back by a lack of external quality checks for Marburg testing. Mapping of testing sites and response records complete a picture of a fast, well run national response that other centres can learn from.
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| CREATOR | Noel Gahamanyi, Naasson Tuyiringire, Jerome Ndayisenga, Emmanuel Kabalisa, Etienne Kayigi, Therese Mukankwiro, Esperance Umumararungu, Raissa Muvunyi, Jean Pierre Musabyimana, Edouard Ntagwabira, Agnes Gasengayire, Sadiki Nkubito, Clarisse Murebwayire, Laetitia Irankunda, Eliane Kamanzi, Odette Sharangabo, Jean Claude Semuto Ngabonziza, Emmanuel E S Francis, Isabelle Mukagatare, Claude Mambo Muvunyi |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 36517 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |