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Marburg virus disease (MVD) is a rare but severe hemorrhagic fever caused by the Marburg virus, a zoonotic RNA virus of the filovirus family.
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It was first identified in 1967 after simultaneous outbreaks in Marburg and Frankfurt, Germany, and Belgrade, Serbia.
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The virus is highly transmissible from animal to human, but not as easily transmissible from human to human.
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It is one of the deadliest diseases known to man, with a fatality ratio as high as 88%.
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It is considered to be extremely dangerous.
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Marburg virus is the causative agent of Marburg virus disease (MVD), a disease with a case fatality ratio of up to 88%, but can be much lower with good patient care. Marburg virus disease was initially detected in 1967 after simultaneous outbreaks in Marburg and Frankfurt in Germany; and in Belgrade, Serbia.
Marburg virus disease - World Health Organization
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Marburg virus (MARV) is a hemorrhagic fever virus of the Filoviridae family of viruses and a member of the species Marburg marburgvirus , genus Marburgvirus . It causes Marburg virus disease in primates, a form of viral hemorrhagic fever . The virus is considered to be extremely dangerous
Marburg virus - Wikipedia
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Marburg virus is a zoonotic virus that, along with the six species of Ebola virus, comprises the filovirus family, the CDC said.
The rare virus was first identified in 1967 after it caused simultaneous outbreaks of disease in laboratories in Marburg, Germany and Belgrade, according to the CDC.
Marburg virus: Disease outbreak confirmed by WHO: What to know
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