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Marburg virus disease: the paradox of Nigeria’s preparedness and priority effects in co-epidemics [PDF]

Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 2023
Background The recent outbreaks of Marburg virus disease (MVD) in Guinea and Ghana have become a major public health concern not only to the West African sub-region but a threat to global health.
Rine Christopher Reuben, Sarah Adamma Abunike   +1 more
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Epidemiological description of Marburg virus disease outbreak in Kagera region, Northwestern Tanzania. [PDF]

PLoS One
Introduction In March 2023, a Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak was declared in Kagera region, Northwestern Tanzania. This was the first MVD outbreak in the country. We describe the epidemiological characteristics of MVD cases and contacts.
Mmbaga V, Mrema G, Ngenzi D, Magoge W, Mwakapasa E, Jacob F, Matimba H, Beyanga M, Samweli A, Kiremeji M, Kitambi M, Sylvanus E, Kyungu E, Manase G, Hokororo J, Kanyankole C, Rwabilimbo M, Kaniki I, Kauki G, Kelly ME, Mwengee W, Ayeni G, Msemwa F, Saguti G, Mgomella GS, Mukurasi K, Mponela M, Kapyolo E, Mcharo J, Mayige M, Gatei W, Conteh I, Mala P, Swaminathan M, Horumpende P, Ruggajo P, Magembe G, Yoti Z, Kwesi E, Nagu T.   +39 more
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The mortality, modes of infection, diagnostic tests, and treatments of Marburg virus disease: A systematic review. [PDF]

Health Sci Rep, 2023
Marburg virus (MARV) has regularly affected people since 1967 causing multiple outbreaks. There are presently no authorized therapies for the fatal Marburg virus disease (MVD), which poses an imminent risk to global public health.
Alla D, Paruchuri SSH, Tiwari A, Alla SSM, Pillai RT, Bandakadi SKR, Pradeep A, Shah DJ, Sabıroğlu M, Chavda S, Biziyaremye P.   +10 more
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Marburg Virus Disease – A Mini-Review

Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Sciences, 2022
Marburg virus disease (MVD) is a highly fatal disease caused by the Marburg virus (MARV) which belongs to the family Filoviridae. The disease has been recently reported from Ghana, an African country, and nearly 15 outbreaks of MVD have been reported in the past five decades. Various species of bats viz., Rousettus aegyptiacus, Hipposideros caffer, and
Sandip Chakraborty, Deepak Chandran, Ranjan K. Mohapatra, Mahmoud Alagawany, Mohd. Iqbal Yatoo, Md. Aminul Islam, Anil Kumar Sharma, Kuldeep Dhama   +7 more
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Computed Tomography Imaging for Monitoring of Marburg Virus Disease: a Nonhuman Primate Proof-Of-Concept Study [PDF]

Microbiology Spectrum, 2023
Marburg virus (MARV) is a highly virulent zoonotic filovirid that causes Marburg virus disease (MVD) in humans. The pathogenesis of MVD remains poorly understood, partially due to the low number of cases that can be studied, the absence of state-of-the ...
Jennifer Sword, Ji Hyun Lee, Marcelo A. Castro, Jeffrey Solomon, Nina Aiosa, Syed M. S. Reza, Winston T. Chu, Joshua C. Johnson, Christopher Bartos, Kurt Cooper, Peter B. Jahrling, Reed F. Johnson, Claudia Calcagno, Ian Crozier, Jens H. Kuhn, Lisa E. Hensley, Irwin M. Feuerstein, Venkatesh Mani   +17 more
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A surrogate BSL2-compliant infection model recapitulating key aspects of human Marburg virus disease [PDF]

Emerging Microbes and Infections
Marburg virus disease (MVD) is a severe infectious disease caused by the Marburg virus (MARV), posing a significant threat to humans. MARV needs to be operated under strict biosafety Level 4 (BSL-4) laboratory conditions.
Wanying Yang, Wujie Zhou, Bo Liang, Xiaojun Hu, Shen Wang, Zhenshan Wang, Tiecheng Wang, Xianzhu Xia, Na Feng, Yongkun Zhao, Feihu Yan   +10 more
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The recent outbreaks of Marburg virus disease in African countries are indicating potential threat to the global public health: Future prediction from historical data. [PDF]

Health Sci Rep, 2023
Marburg virus disease (MVD) caused by the Marburg virus has a high mortality rate. Rousettus aegyptiacus fruit bats act as the natural reservoir host of the virus.
Ahmed I, Salsabil L, Hossain MJ, Shahriar M, Bhuiyan MA, Islam MR.   +5 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Infection prevention and control: Qualitative study of the preparedness and response of Christian health Association of Ghana to Marburg virus disease in Ghana. [PDF]

Heliyon
Agboh HNK, Adjei GA, Okai GA, Awotwe C, Ossom BM, Yarney L.   +5 more
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Assessment of risk communication and community engagement interventions during the Marburg virus disease outbreak in Kagera region, Northwestern Tanzania [PDF]

Bulletin of the National Research Centre
Background Marburg virus disease (MVD) is a deadly illness caused by the zoonotic Marburg virus, which has led to outbreaks with fatality rates up to 100% in some African countries.
Mololo Noah Mwanjala, Emmanuel Mnkeni, Mikidadi Issanudia Mtalika, Marcelina Mponela, Atuganile Musyani, George Mrema, Amour Seleman, Catherine Gitige, Kokuhabwa Mukurasi, Gloria Macha, Hussein Mohamed, Pius Horumpende, Leopord Sibomana Leonard, Jonathan Mcharo, Wangeci Gatei, Salum Manyatta   +15 more
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Marburg virus disease outbreak amid COVID-19 pandemic: an emerging concern in Ghana, West Africa. [PDF]

Int J Surg, 2023
The outbreak of Marburg hemorrhagic fever poses a signi fi cant threat to the public ’ s health in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in Ghana. The Marburgvirus genera belong to the Filoviridae family ( fi lovirus) [1] .
Roy S, Iturburu A, Mukherjee D, Oduoye MO, Paul A, Akilimali A, Awurama A, Asmaila R.   +7 more
europepmc   +3 more sources