The World Health Organization (WHO) clearly indicates that “Rousettus aegyptiacus bats are considered natural hosts for Marburg virus.” (Photo by Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post via Getty Images) ...

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The trials of the Marburg vaccine are being backed by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority. Credit: somkanae sawatdinak / Shutterstock. · Clinical Trials Arena · somkanae ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Marburg virus causes the Marburg Virus Disease (MVD), formerly known as Marburg haemorrhagic fever. The virus, which belongs to ...

In 1967 a few labs in Europe started using a new monkey for vaccine production, but this monkey was carrying a virus that ...

Marburg virus disease outbreaks seem to be increasing in frequency. Three outbreaks have occurred in sub-Saharan Africa in the past 18 months. The disease has an average case-fatality rate of about 65 ...

Amid reports of two confirmed Marburg virus outbreaks in the African countries of Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released an alert last week for U ...

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Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of the Marburg virus. Marburg virus, first recognized in 1967, causes a severe type of hemorrhagic fever, which affects humans, as well as non-human primates.