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Marburg virus infection detected in a common African bat. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2007
Marburg and Ebola viruses can cause large hemorrhagic fever (HF) outbreaks with high case fatality (80-90%) in human and great apes. Identification of the natural reservoir of these viruses is one of the most important topics in this field and a ...
Jonathan S Towner, Xavier Pourrut, César G Albariño, Chimène Nze Nkogue, Brian H Bird, Gilda Grard, Thomas G Ksiazek, Jean-Paul Gonzalez, Stuart T Nichol, Eric M Leroy   +9 more
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Marburg Virus Disease: A Narrative Review [PDF]

Health Science Reports
Background and Aims Given the recent deadly outbreaks of the Marburg virus (MARV), in early 2023 in Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea, and the most recent one in Rwanda in 2024, there has been renewed attention across Africa on the threat posed by the re ...
Arash Letafati, Somayeh Sadat Hosseini Fakhr, Ali Qaraee Najafabadi, Negin Karami, Hassan Karami   +4 more
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Seasonal pulses of Marburg virus circulation in juvenile Rousettus aegyptiacus bats coincide with periods of increased risk of human infection. [PDF]

PLoS Pathogens, 2012
Marburg virus (family Filoviridae) causes sporadic outbreaks of severe hemorrhagic disease in sub-Saharan Africa. Bats have been implicated as likely natural reservoir hosts based most recently on an investigation of cases among miners infected in 2007 ...
Brian R Amman, Serena A Carroll, Zachary D Reed, Tara K Sealy, Stephen Balinandi, Robert Swanepoel, Alan Kemp, Bobbie Rae Erickson, James A Comer, Shelley Campbell, Deborah L Cannon, Marina L Khristova, Patrick Atimnedi, Christopher D Paddock, Rebekah J Kent Crockett, Timothy D Flietstra, Kelly L Warfield, Robert Unfer, Edward Katongole-Mbidde, Robert Downing, Jordan W Tappero, Sherif R Zaki, Pierre E Rollin, Thomas G Ksiazek, Stuart T Nichol, Jonathan S Towner   +25 more
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Isolation of genetically diverse Marburg viruses from Egyptian fruit bats.

PLoS Pathogens, 2009
In July and September 2007, miners working in Kitaka Cave, Uganda, were diagnosed with Marburg hemorrhagic fever. The likely source of infection in the cave was Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus) based on detection of Marburg virus RNA in 31/611
Jonathan S Towner, Brian R Amman, Tara K Sealy, Serena A Reeder Carroll, James A Comer, Alan Kemp, Robert Swanepoel, Christopher D Paddock, Stephen Balinandi, Marina L Khristova, Pierre B H Formenty, Cesar G Albarino, David M Miller, Zachary D Reed, John T Kayiwa, James N Mills, Deborah L Cannon, Patricia W Greer, Emmanuel Byaruhanga, Eileen C Farnon, Patrick Atimnedi, Samuel Okware, Edward Katongole-Mbidde, Robert Downing, Jordan W Tappero, Sherif R Zaki, Thomas G Ksiazek, Stuart T Nichol, Pierre E Rollin   +28 more
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Forty-Five Years of Marburg Virus Research

Viruses, 2012
In 1967, the first reported filovirus hemorrhagic fever outbreak took place in Germany and the former Yugoslavia. The causative agent that was identified during this outbreak, Marburg virus, is one of the most deadly human pathogens.
Kristina Brauburger, Adam J. Hume, Judith Olejnik, Elke Mühlberger   +3 more
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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Preparedness Regarding Marburg Virus Disease Among Healthcare Workers in Awi Zone Public Hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Background: An outbreak of Marburg virus in Jinka Town, Southern Ethiopia, has raised significant concern regarding the potential spreading of disease throughout the country.
Ayenew Genet Kebede, Zewdu Bishaw Aynalem, Aragaw Egziabherfenta Tadele, Belachew Tegegne, Asrat Yazew, Betelhem Mekonnen Alem, Lalem Tilahun, Tamene Fetene Terefe, Getachew Amare, Atsedemariam Andualem, Sewunet Ademe, Yonas Wondie   +11 more
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Determinants of healthcare workers’ attitudes towards Marburg virus disease outbreak response in Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Background Healthcare workers’ professional attitudes are critical for effective outbreak response. Understanding the drivers of these attitudes is essential for strengthening epidemic resilience, particularly for high-threat pathogens like the Marburg ...
Melaku Laikemariam, Endalamaw Fentie, Abebe Yenesew   +2 more
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Can Marburg virus be sexually transmitted? [PDF]

Health Science Reports
Background and Aim Marburg virus (MARV) is a highly virulent virus of animal origin and the cause of a lethal infection (known as Marburg virus disease [MVD]) with a case‐fatality ratio ranging from 24% to 90%.
Hassan Karami, Arash Letafati, Somayeh Sadat Hosseini Fakhr   +2 more
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Marburg Virus Persistence on Fruit as a Plausible Route of Bat to Primate Filovirus Transmission

Viruses, 2021
Marburg virus (MARV), the causative agent of Marburg virus disease, emerges sporadically in sub-Saharan Africa and is often fatal in humas. The natural reservoir for this zoonotic virus is the frugivorous Egyptian rousette bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus ...
Brian R. Amman, Amy J. Schuh, César G. Albariño, Jonathan S. Towner   +3 more
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Micro‒Global Positioning Systems for Identifying Nightly Opportunities for Marburg Virus Spillover to Humans by Egyptian Rousette Bats

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023
Marburg virus disease, caused by Marburg and Ravn orthomarburgviruses, emerges sporadically in sub-Saharan Africa and is often fatal in humans. The natural reservoir is the Egyptian rousette bat (ERB), which sheds virus in saliva, urine, and feces ...
Brian R. Amman, Amy J. Schuh, Gloria Akurut, Kilama Kamugisha, Dianah Namanya, Tara K. Sealy, James C. Graziano, Eric Enyel, Emily A. Wright, Stephen Balinandi, Julius J. Lutwama, Rebekah C. Kading, Patrick Atimnedi, Jonathan S. Towner   +13 more
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