Marburg virus

noun

Mar·​burg virus ˈmär-bərg- 

: a filovirus (species Marburg marburgvirus of the genus Marburgvirus) that causes an often fatal hemorrhagic fever and was originally transmitted to humans from green monkeys

Examples of Marburg virus in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

An update to the CDC's travel notice about Tanzania was also published Thursday, after the World Health Organization announced an outbreak of Marburg virus disease had been confirmed in the country. —CBS News, 24 Jan. 2025

Unlike more contagious diseases like COVID-19, Marburg virus transmission requires direct contact with infected bodily fluid. —Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025

The White House office has also worked closely with other countries on the global response to outbreaks of the deadly Marburg virus, mpox, and Lassa Fever. —Brian Bennett, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025

What's New Rwanda's outbreak of the Marburg virus was declared over this week by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Rwandan government. —Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Marburg, Germany

First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

Marburg virus

noun

: an African single-stranded RNA virus of the family Filoviridae (species Marburg marburgvirus of the genus Marburgvirus) that causes Marburg hemorrhagic fever