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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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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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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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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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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
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Therapeutic advances in Marburg virus disease: from experimental treatments to vaccine development. [PDF]

Ann Med Surg (Lond)
The Marburg virus (MARV), discovered in 1967, has led to devastating outbreaks over the world; the mortality rate of Marburg virus disease (MVD) varies according to the outbreak and viral type.
Paison F, Ubuzima P, Nshimiyimana E, Habumugisha J, Atukunda S, Ayebare F, Munyurangabo G, Amikoro B, Su B.   +8 more
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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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