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
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Test results on 12 blood samples from active cases and a swab from a deceased person tested negative for Ebola and Marburg viruses.
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Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Others are intrinsically dangerous, including the Ebola and Marburg viruses, and bacterium that causes tuberculosis.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2025
In 2024, the CDC worked with the WHO to respond to a Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda that lasted for several months.
—Jordan Miller, The Conversation, 19 Feb. 2025
Another hemorrhagic fever, called Marburg virus, broke out in Tanzania last month.
—Nicholas Kristof, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2025
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Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Others are intrinsically dangerous, including the Ebola and Marburg viruses, and bacterium that causes tuberculosis.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2025
In 2024, the CDC worked with the WHO to respond to a Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda that lasted for several months.
—Jordan Miller, The Conversation, 19 Feb. 2025
Another hemorrhagic fever, called Marburg virus, broke out in Tanzania last month.
—Nicholas Kristof, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Marburg virus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Marburg%20virus. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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