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Health Alert: U.S. Embassy Kigali (January 10, 2019)

Location: Rwanda Event: On August 1, 2018, the Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) reported an outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in North Kivu Province. Since then, more than 500 confirmed cases have been reported in multiple health zones in eastern DRC. The Rwandan Ministry of Health has established procedures regarding ...

By U.S. Embassy Rwanda | 11 January, 2019 | Topics: Alert

Security Alert – U.S. Embassy Kigali

Location: Nyamagabe District, Southern Province, Rwanda Event: According to the Rwandan Ministry of Defense, unidentified assailants attacked three passenger vehicles in southern Rwanda on Saturday, December 15, 2018, killing two individuals and injuring eight. The Rwandan military reports that the area, which is near Nyungwe Forest, is now secure. As a long-standing practice, U.S. Embassy ...

By U.S. Embassy Rwanda | 18 December, 2018 | Topics: Alert

Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Kigali

Location: Rwanda Event: On August 1, 2018, the Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo reported an outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in North Kivu Province. Since then, a significant number of both confirmed and probable cases have been reported in multiple health zones of Congo’s North Kivu and Ituri provinces. The CDC ...

By U.S. Embassy Rwanda | 12 December, 2018 | Topics: Alert, Health Issues | Tags: Alert

Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Kigali

Location: Rwanda Event: The Democratic Republic of the Congo reports an outbreak of the Ebola virus in the Province of North Kivu, which borders western Rwanda. As of August 1, the DRC Ministry of Health reported 26 cases of fever with hemorrhagic signs, four of which have been confirmed positive for Ebola virus, and including 20 deaths. Ebola is ...

By U.S. Embassy Rwanda | 2 August, 2018 | Topics: Alert

Alert – U.S. Embassy Kigali

Location: Ngoma, Kirehe, and Kyonza Districts, East Province, Rwanda Event: The U.S. Embassy in Kigali wishes to inform American citizens that the Rwandan Ministry of Agriculture has recently confirmed an outbreak of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) in cattle in three districts of East Province: Ngoma, Kirehe, and Kyonza. RVF is a viral disease that primarily ...

By U.S. Embassy Rwanda | 13 June, 2018 | Topics: Alert

Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Kigali: June 4, 2018

Location: Kigali International Airport and all land borders between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo Event: The U.S. Embassy in Kigali wishes to advise American citizens that, following a reported outbreak of Ebola virus in a remote northwestern province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Rwandan authorities are conducting routine screenings of ...

By U.S. Embassy Rwanda | 4 June, 2018 | Topics: Alert

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