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Outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease, Equatorial Guinea, 2023 [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases
In February 2023, the government of Equatorial Guinea declared an outbreak of Marburg virus disease. We describe the response structure and epidemiologic characteristics, including case-patient demographics, clinical manifestations, risk factors, and ...
Stephanie Ngai, Egmond Samir Evers, Angela Katherine Lao Seoane, George Ameh, Julienne N. Anoko, Céline Barnadas, Mary J. Choi, Janet Diaz, Luca Fontana, Pierre Formenty, Ingrid Hammermeister Nezu, Frédérique Jacquerioz, John Klena, Henry Laurenson-Schafer, Olivier le Polain de Waroux, Anaïs Legand, Raquel Medialdea Carrera, Tatiana Metcalf, Joel Montgomery, Silvia Morreale, María E. Negrón, Justino Obama Nvé, Mitoha Ondo’o Ayekaba, Boris I. Pavlin, Trevor Shoemaker, Yaimara Torres Hernandez, Mabel Varona Venta, Emily Z. Gutierrez, Florentino Abaga Ondo Ndoho   +28 more
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A mathematical model of Marburg virus disease outbreaks and the potential role of vaccination in control [PDF]

BMC Medicine, 2023
Background Marburg virus disease is an acute haemorrhagic fever caused by Marburg virus. Marburg virus is zoonotic, maintained in nature in Egyptian fruit bats, with occasional spillover infections into humans and nonhuman primates.
George Y. Qian, W. John Edmunds, Daniel G. Bausch, Thibaut Jombart   +3 more
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Marburg Virus Disease: Epidemiology, Immune Responses, and Innovations in Vaccination and Treatment for Enhanced Public Health Strategies [PDF]

Pathogens
Marburg virus disease (MVD) remains an important global health concern, in part because of its particularly high mortality rate [...]
Tafadzwa Dzinamarira, Claude Mambo Muvunyi   +1 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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Marburg virus disease: A summary for clinicians [PDF]

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020
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, Kerry Dierberg, Erica S. Shenoy, Theodore J. Cieslak   +3 more
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Qualitative insights on emergency preparedness and response to marburg virus disease in Ghana: The role of risk communication and community engagement. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
ObjectivesFaith-based healthcare providers have played pivotal roles in recent public health responses to disease outbreaks, such as Ebola, COVID-19, and Marburg Virus Disease. However, the literature on their performance remains scarce.
Herman Nuake Kofi Agboh, Grace Adjei-Okai, George Adjeisah Adjei   +2 more
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Marburg Virus Disease in Tanzania: The most recent outbreak. [PDF]

New Microbes New Infect, 2023
Deb N, Roy P, Jaiswal V, Mohanty A, Sah S, Sah R.   +5 more
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Knowledge and attitude towards Ebola and Marburg virus diseases in Uganda using quantitative and participatory epidemiology techniques.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017
BackgroundUganda has reported five (5) Ebola virus disease outbreaks and three (3) Marburg virus disease outbreaks from 2000 to 2016. Peoples' knowledge and attitude towards Ebola and Marburg virus disease impact on control and prevention measures ...
Luke Nyakarahuka, Eystein Skjerve, Daisy Nabadda, Doreen Chilolo Sitali, Chisoni Mumba, Frank N Mwiine, Julius J Lutwama, Stephen Balinandi, Trevor Shoemaker, Clovice Kankya   +9 more
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Marburg Virus Disease

International Journal of Nursing Education and Research, 2022
Marburg virus disease (MVD) is a rare but severe hemorrhagic fever which affects both people and non-human primates. MVD is caused by the Marburg virus, a genetically unique zoonotic (or, animal-borne) RNA virus of the filovirus family1. The six species of Ebola virus are the only other known members of the filovirus family.
Guruvelli Mounika
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Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak in Guinea, August 2021

Global Biosecurity, 2022
Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) formerly known as Marburg Virus Haemorrhagic Fever is a zoonotic disease which can lead to a severe form of haemorrhagic fever, causing multi-organ failure and death.
Jessica Yang
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