Marburg virus - Wikipedia
Laboratory workers were exposed to tissues of infected grivet monkeys (the African green monkey, Chlorocebus aethiops) at the Behringwerke , a major industrial plant in Marburg which was then part of Hoechst, and later part of CSL Behring. During the outbreaks, thirty-one people became infected and seven of them died.
Marburg virus disease - Wikipedia
Marburg virus disease (MVD), formerly Marburg hemorrhagic fever (MHF) is a viral hemorrhagic fever in human and non-human primates caused by either of the two Marburgviruses: Marburg virus (MARV) and Ravn virus (RAVV). [3] Its clinical symptoms are very similar to those of Ebola virus disease (EVD). [1]
What is the Marburg virus and how dangerous is it? - BBC News
Sep 30, 2024 · How is the Marburg virus spread? African green monkeys and pigs can carry it. The Egyptian rousette fruit bat often also harbours the virus. Among humans, it spreads through bodily fluids...
Marburg virus disease - World Health Organization (WHO)
Oct 23, 2024 · Marburg virus disease (MVD), formerly known as Marburg haemorrhagic fever, is a severe, often fatal illness in humans. The average MVD case fatality rate is around 50%. Case fatality rates have varied from 24% to 88% in past outbreaks.
Marburg virus disease - World Health Organization (WHO)
Aug 11, 2023 · MVD was initially detected in 1967 after two simultaneous outbreaks in Marburg and Frankfurt in Germany, and in Belgrade, Serbia. The outbreak was associated with laboratory work using African green monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops) imported from Uganda.
Marburg Virus Disease: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
Marburg virus disease (MVD) is a serious illness that sometimes causes outbreaks in African countries. Symptoms start out flu-like but can progress to severe vomiting, bleeding and neurological (brain and nerve) issues. Outbreaks usually start by spreading from bats or primates (like monkeys) to humans.
History of Marburg Outbreaks | Marburg | CDC - Centers for …
May 2, 2024 · Most Marburg virus disease (Marburg) outbreaks have occurred in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, the virus has spread to across the world through infected travelers or accidental laboratory infections.
Marburg hemorrhagic fever | About the Disease | GARD
Marburg hemorrhagic fever (MHF), caused by Marburg virus, is a severe viral hemorrhagic disease characterized by initial fever and malaise followed by gastrointestinal symptoms, bleeding, shock, and multi-organ system failure.
What is Marburg virus and should we be worried?
Feb 17, 2023 · The first outbreaks of Marburg occurred in 1967 in lab workers in Germany and Yugoslavia who were working with African green monkeys imported from Uganda. The virus was identified in a lab in Marburg, Germany.
1967 Marburg virus disease outbreak - Wikipedia
The infections were traced back to three laboratories in the separate locations which received a shared shipment of infected African green monkeys. [3] The outbreak involved 25 primary Marburg virus infections and seven deaths, and six non-lethal secondary cases.