Can Marburg virus be sexually transmitted? [PDF]
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 +2 more
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Marburg virus infection detected in a common African bat. [PDF]
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 +9 more
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Pathogenicity and virulence of Marburg virus
Marburg virus (MARV) has been a major concern since 1967, with two major outbreaks occurring in 1998 and 2004. Infection from MARV results in severe hemorrhagic fever, causing organ dysfunction and death. Exposure to fruit bats in caves and mines, and human-to-human transmission had major roles in the amplification of MARV outbreaks in African ...
Kuldeep Dhama, Ariful Islam
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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]
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 +25 more
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Marburg Virus Disease: A Narrative Review [PDF]
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 +4 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]
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 +11 more
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Marburg virus disease: A summary for clinicians
Objectives: This article summarizes the countermeasures for Marburg virus disease, focusing on pathogenesis, clinical features and diagnostics. There is an emphasis on therapies and vaccines that have demonstrated, through their evaluation in nonhuman ...
Mark G. Kortepeter +3 more
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Studies of Reservoir Hosts for Marburg Virus [PDF]
To determine reservoir hosts for Marburg virus (MARV), we examined the fauna of a mine in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The mine was associated with a protracted outbreak of Marburg hemorrhagic fever during 1998–2000.
Robert Swanepoel +17 more
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Forty-Five Years of Marburg Virus Research
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 +3 more
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Determinants of healthcare workers’ attitudes towards Marburg virus disease outbreak response in Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
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 +2 more
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