Rwanda’s health minister said Sunday that an outbreak of the Marburg virus is not spreading in the country, citing the absence of new infections or deaths in the past six days.

The country's health minister cited the absence of new infections and deaths in the past six days.View on euronews

The CDC has issued a Level 3 travel advisory for Rwanda due to an outbreak of the Marburg virus. The agency will also screen travelers from Rwanda.

Rwanda is effectively managing a Marburg virus outbreak, with 1,146 contacts identified and only three active cases remaining. The virus, transmitted through close contact with infected people, has caused 15 deaths.

A deadly, Ebola-like virus called Marburg is currently causing an outbreak in Rwanda. The country declared an outbreak of Marburg virus disease on Sept. 27 and has reported 58 confirmed cases and 13 deaths as of Oct. 8. Many of those who have been infected are health-care workers.

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.

In the last few weeks, Rwanda has witnessed a sharp rise in the number of cases associated with one of the deadliest viruses in the world - the Marburg virus. This highly contagious and often fatal hemorrhagic fever,

There is no proven vaccine or treatment for infections with the virus, which is closely related to Ebola virus and causes similar symptoms.

Marburg virus is named after the town in Germany where it first emerged. In 1967, there were simultaneous outbreaks at laboratories in Marburg and Belgrade in Serbia (then part of Yugoslavia). The outbreak was caused by African green monkeys imported from Uganda for use in experiments. Seven people died.