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Clinical Manifestations and Case Management of Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever caused by a newly identified virus strain, Bundibugyo, Uganda, 2007-2008 [PDF]

, 2012
A confirmed Ebola haemorrhagic fever (EHF) outbreak in Bundibugyo, Uganda, November 2007-February 2008, was caused by a putative new species (Bundibugyo ebolavirus). It included 93 putative cases, 56 laboratory-confirmed cases, and 37 deaths (CFR = 25%).
A Grolla, A MacNeil, A Tuffs, AJ Georges, AM Casillas, B Jeffs, B Le Guenno, Benjamin Jeffs, BS Hewlett, DG Bausch, DG Bausch, DG Bausch, DG Bausch, DG Bausch, DH Smith, DL Heymann, E Mupere, ED Johnson, EM Leroy, EM Leroy, Esther Sterk, GA Martini, GA Martini, JL Conrad, Joseph Wamala, JS Gear, JS Towner, Julius Lutwama, K Kibadi, K Mupapa, K Mupapa, KJ Davis, M Borchert, M Bray, M Bray, MA Bwaka, Malcolm Gracie Semple, Maria D. Van Kerkhove, Matthias Borchert, ME Miranda, Michel Van Herp, MJ Bonnet, Natasha Howard, NK Jaax, P Formenty, P Formenty, P Francesconi, P Roddy, P Roddy, Paul Roddy, PE Rollin, Pedro Pablo Palma, PH Sureau, R Colebunders, R Ndambi, R Siegert, RC Baron, Robert Colebunders, RT Emond, S Becker, SF Dowell, SP Fisher-Hoch, SR Zaki, TH Roels, U Stroher, Y Kalongi, Zabulon Yoti   +66 more
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Factors Associated with Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever: [PDF]

, 2010
Background. Reliable on-site polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing for Marburg hemorrhagic fever (MHF) is not always available. Therefore, clinicians triage patients on the basis of presenting symptoms and contact history.
Bengi Moco Henrique, Benjamin Jeffs, Fernando Paixao Damiao Machado, Heinz Feldmann, James E. Strong, Luis Villa, Matthias Borchert, Oscar Bernal, Pascoal Nascimento Folo, Pedro Pablo Palma, Roddy, Paul, Sara L Thomas, Steven M. Jones   +12 more
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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]

PLoS Pathogens, 2012
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, Serena A Carroll, Zachary D Reed, Tara K Sealy, Stephen Balinandi, Robert Swanepoel, Alan Kemp, Bobbie Rae Erickson, James A Comer, Shelley Campbell, Deborah L Cannon, Marina L Khristova, Patrick Atimnedi, Christopher D Paddock, Rebekah J Kent Crockett, Timothy D Flietstra, Kelly L Warfield, Robert Unfer, Edward Katongole-Mbidde, Robert Downing, Jordan W Tappero, Sherif R Zaki, Pierre E Rollin, Thomas G Ksiazek, Stuart T Nichol, Jonathan S Towner   +25 more
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Outbreak of Marburg hemorrhagic fever among miners in Kamwenge and Ibanda Districts, Uganda, 2007 [PDF]

, 2011
Marburg hemorrhagic fever was detected among 4 miners in Ibanda District, Uganda, from June through September, 2007. Infection was likely acquired through exposure to bats or bat secretions in a mine in Kamwenge District, Uganda, and possibly human-to ...
Atek Kagirita, Bausch, Bausch, Ben Jeffs, Brian Amman, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Craig Manning, Edgar Kansiime, Eileen C. Farnon, Emmanuel Byaruhanga, F. Katunguka, Florimond Tschioko, Godfrey S. Bwire, Jennifer Adjemian, Jentes, Jonathan Towner, Jordan W. Tappero, Joseph F. Wamala, Julius J. Lutwama, Pierre E. Rollin, Pierre Formenty, Robert Downing, Sam Ahimbisibwe, Stuart T. Nichol, Swanepoel, Taylor, Timen, Towner, Towner, Wahl-Jensen, World Health Organization   +31 more
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Marburg virus disease outbreak in Rwanda, 2024

Clinical Microbiology and Infection
Grobusch, Martin P., Jokelainen, Pikka, Wyllie, Anne L., Gupta, Nitin, Paño-Pardo, José Ramón, Barac, Aleksandra, Bulescu, Casandra, Pellejero-Sagastizábal, Galadriel, Goorhuis, Abraham, Lescure, F. Xavier, Gkrania-Klotsas, Effrossyni, Mora-Rillo, Marta   +11 more
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Marburg virus outbreaks in Africa

Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 2023
Marburg virus disease (MVD) is a zoonotic viral hemorrhagic illness, caused by a negative sense, single-stranded RNA virus which has an envelope. The Marburg virus belongs to the genus Marburgvirus of the family Filoviridae.
Ibrahim Idris, Ridwan Olamilekan Adesola, Joanna Nicole D’Souza   +2 more
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Reproductive health services for refugees by refugees in Guinea I: family planning. [PDF]

, 2008
BACKGROUND: Comprehensive studies of family planning (FP) in refugee camps are relatively uncommon. This paper examines gender and age differences in family planning knowledge, attitudes, and practices among Sierra Leonean and Liberian refugees living in
Blankhart, David, Borchert, Matthias, Chen, Mark I, Howard, Natasha, Kollie, Sarah, Newey, Claire, Souare, Yaya, von Roenne, Anna   +7 more
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Marburg and Ebola Virus Infections Elicit a Complex, Muted Inflammatory State in Bats

Viruses, 2023
The Marburg and Ebola filoviruses cause a severe, often fatal, disease in humans and nonhuman primates but have only subclinical effects in bats, including Egyptian rousettes, which are a natural reservoir of Marburg virus.
Anitha D. Jayaprakash, Adam J. Ronk, Abhishek N. Prasad, Michael F. Covington, Kathryn R. Stein, Toni M. Schwarz, Saboor Hekmaty, Karla A. Fenton, Thomas W. Geisbert, Christopher F. Basler, Alexander Bukreyev, Ravi Sachidanandam   +11 more
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Emerging Strategies and Progress in the Medical Management of Marburg Virus Disease. [PDF]

Pathogens
During the current outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) in Rwanda, we synthesized evidence from the literature to improve case management. Accordingly, experimental treatment was offered to patients under close follow-up.
Musafiri S, Siddig EE, Nkuranga JB, Rukundo A, Mpunga T, Sendegeya A, Twagirumugabe T, Ahmed A, Muvunyi CM.   +8 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Marburg Virus and Monkeypox Virus: The Concurrent Outbreaks in Ghana and the lesson learned from the Marburg Virus Containment

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2022
Ghana, a country in the African continent experienced its first ever outbreak of Marburg Virus disease on July 2022. Prior to this, Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola were the two most severely affected countries to be affected by the same disease ...
Ranjit Sah, Abdullah Reda, Basant Ismail Lashin, Abdelaziz Abdelaal, Aroop Mohanty, Abdelmonem Siddiq, Bijaya Kumar Padhi   +6 more
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