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A review of epidemiological parameters from Ebola outbreaks to inform early public health decision-making. [PDF]

, 2015
The unprecedented scale of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has, as of 29 April 2015, resulted in more than 10,884 deaths among 26,277 cases. Prior to the ongoing outbreak, Ebola virus disease (EVD) caused relatively small outbreaks (maximum outbreak ...
Bento, AI, Donnelly, CA, Ferguson, NM, Mills, HL, Van Kerkhove, MD   +4 more
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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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Approaches to demonstrating the effectiveness of filovirus vaccines: Lessons from Ebola and COVID-19

Frontiers in Immunology, 2023
Zaire ebolavirus (EBOV), Sudan ebolavirus (SUDV) and Marburg virus (MARV), are members of the Filoviridae family that can cause severe disease and death in humans and animals.
Marion F. Gruber, Steven Rubin, Philip R. Krause   +2 more
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Viewpoint: filovirus haemorrhagic fever outbreaks: much ado about nothing? [PDF]

, 2000
The recent outbreak of Marburg haemorrhagic fever in the Democratic Republic of Congo has put the filovirus threat back on the international health agenda.
Boelaert, M, Borchert, M, Colebunders, R, Muyembe-Tamfum, J J, Pirard, P, Sleurs, H, van der Groen, G, Van der Stuyft, P   +7 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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Forty-Five Years of Marburg Virus Research

Viruses, 2012
In 1967, the first reported filovirus hemorrhagic fever outbreak took place in Germany and the former Yugoslavia. The causative agent that was identified during this outbreak, Marburg virus, is one of the most deadly human pathogens.
Kristina Brauburger, Adam J. Hume, Judith Olejnik, Elke Mühlberger   +3 more
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A retrospective cohort investigation of seroprevalence of Marburg virus and ebolaviruses in two different ecological zones in Uganda

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background Uganda has experienced seven Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreaks and four Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreaks between 2000 and 2019. We investigated the seroprevalence and risk factors for Marburg virus and ebolaviruses in gold mining ...
Luke Nyakarahuka, Ilana J. Schafer, Stephen Balinandi, Sophia Mulei, Alex Tumusiime, Jackson Kyondo, Barbara Knust, Julius Lutwama, Pierre Rollin, Stuart Nichol, Trevor Shoemaker   +10 more
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Marburg Virus Disease Outbreaks – A Systematic Review

Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Research, 2023
Background: Marburg virus disease (MARV) is a highly virulent disease that presents a significant threat to public health. First identified in 1967, MARV has since manifested sporadically across various regions, with varying consequences. This systematic review aims to collate and analyze epidemiological data to understand the impact of MARV globally ...
Yasir Akbar Jamali, Imran Ali Jamali, Ali Bux Khuhro, null Jeetender, Jawad Ahmad Khan, Bhanwrio Menghwar   +5 more
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Isolation of Angola-like Marburg virus from Egyptian rousette bats from West Africa. [PDF]

, 2020
Marburg virus (MARV) causes sporadic outbreaks of severe Marburg virus disease (MVD). Most MVD outbreaks originated in East Africa and field studies in East Africa, South Africa, Zambia, and Gabon identified the Egyptian rousette bat (ERB; Rousettus ...
Amara, Emmanuel, Amman, Brian R, Bairoh, Fatmata V, Bakarr, Ibrahim A, Bangura, Abdulai A, Bangura, Camilla, Bangura, Doris, Bangura, James, Belaganahalli, Manjunatha, Bird, Brian H, Chow, Andrew, Conteh, Immah, Coomber, Moinya, Dhanota, Jasjeet, Edwin, Lavalie, Foday, Ibrahim, Gbakima, Aiah A, Gibson, Alexandra, Goldstein, Tracey, Graziano, James, Guetiya Wadoum, Raoul Emeric, Jambai, Amara, Johnny, Jonathan, Kamanda, Emmanuel S, Kamara, Sorie M, Kanu, Marilyn, Kanu, Osman, Kargbo, Dickson, Koroma, Alusine H, Lebbie, Aiah, Lungai, Victor, Mazet, Jonna AK, Mereweather-Thompson, Vanessa, Musa, Jonathan, Nichol, Stuart T, Ontiveros, Victoria, Osborne, Augustus, Patel, Ketan, Robert, Willie, Saidu, Emmanuel, Schuh, Amy J, Sealy, Tara K, Singh, Tushar, Taboy, Celine H, Towner, Jonathan S, Tremeau-Bravard, Alexandre, Turay, Joseph, Turay, Mohamed, Wadsworth, Richard, Williams, Samuel Maxwell Tom   +49 more
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Organisation of Health Care During an Outbreak of Marburg Haemorrhagic Fever in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 1999. [PDF]

, 2004
Organising health care was one of the tasks of the International Scientific and Technical Committee during the 1998-1999 outbreak in Durba/Watsa, in the north-eastern province (Province Orientale), Democratic Republic of Congo.
Borchert, M, Colebunders, R, Kinuani, L, Libande, M, Mustin, J P, Muyembe-Tamfum, J J, Olinda, L A, Pirard, P, Sleurs, H, Tshioko, F, Tshomba, A   +10 more
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