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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It is considered far less fatal than Ebola or the Marburg virus, another hemorrhagic fever with a high death rate.
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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
There are no confirmed cases of Marburg virus disease — a rare but deadly hemorrhagic disease similar to Ebola — outside of Rwanda, and officials have said that the current risk to the US is low.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 8 Oct. 2024
Marburg outbreak: Starting next week, the CDC is stepping up screenings of travelers who have been in Rwanda to reduce the risk of importing the Ebola-like Marburg virus into the United States.
—Peter Sullivan, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024
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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
There are no confirmed cases of Marburg virus disease — a rare but deadly hemorrhagic disease similar to Ebola — outside of Rwanda, and officials have said that the current risk to the US is low.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 8 Oct. 2024
Marburg outbreak: Starting next week, the CDC is stepping up screenings of travelers who have been in Rwanda to reduce the risk of importing the Ebola-like Marburg virus into the United States.
—Peter Sullivan, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Marburg virus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Marburg%20virus. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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