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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Amid reports of a deadly viral outbreak in Central Africa, researchers are reportedly scrambling to develop treatments and vaccines to combat the Marburg virus.
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Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2024
Two other vaccines for Ebola virus could also be effective against Marburg virus.
—Jess Craig, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
It is considered far less fatal than Ebola or the Marburg virus, another hemorrhagic fever with a high death rate.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
The Marburg virus was first identified in Marburg, Germany in 1967 after several laboratory workers who handled tissues from African green monkeys imported from Uganda fell sick.
—Bykai Kupferschmidt, science.org, 3 Oct. 2024
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Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2024
Two other vaccines for Ebola virus could also be effective against Marburg virus.
—Jess Craig, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
It is considered far less fatal than Ebola or the Marburg virus, another hemorrhagic fever with a high death rate.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
The Marburg virus was first identified in Marburg, Germany in 1967 after several laboratory workers who handled tissues from African green monkeys imported from Uganda fell sick.
—Bykai Kupferschmidt, science.org, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Marburg virus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Marburg%20virus. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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