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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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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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Marburg virus disease: A summary for clinicians

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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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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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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The Current Pathogenicity and Potential Risk Evaluation of Marburg Virus to Cause Mysterious “Disease X”—An Update on Recent Evidences

Environmental Health Insights
The World Health Organization (WHO) defined Disease X as an upcoming disease with the potential to cause a pandemic. Pathogen X is responsible for Disease X.
Rahima Akter Mitu, Md. Rabiul Islam
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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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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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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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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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