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Man dies from Ebola-like Marburg virus in Uganda
A hospital technician has died of the Ebola-like Marburg virus in Kampala, the Ugandan government announced on Sunday.
Oct 5, 2014
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Researchers inhibit Ebola virus
The incurable Ebola virus has long been feared due to its high mortality rate and danger of infection. Now researchers from the University of Copenhagen and Phillips Universität Marburg have succeeded in inhibiting the virus ...
Dec 29, 2017
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Mechanism of Marburg virus sexual transmission identified in nonhuman primates
Research published today by a team of Army scientists sheds light on the mechanism of sexual transmission of filoviruses, including Ebola and Marburg virus, which have been shown to persist in the testes and other immune ...
Aug 30, 2018
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Team develops treatment effective against lethal Marburg virus
For the first time, researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, in collaboration with Tekmira Pharmaceuticals, have protected nonhuman primates against Marburg virus – Angola hemorrhagic fever. Their ...
Aug 20, 2014
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Antiviral compound protects nonhuman primates against Marburg virus
An experimental drug that protected monkeys from the deadly Marburg virus appears to have potential for treating people who have been exposed to the virus, according to a study published in the July 23 edition of The New ...
Jul 22, 2015
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Study identifies pre-symptomatic markers for hemorrhagic viruses like Ebola
A new study has found it is possible to distinguish between different hemorrhagic fevers, including Marburg (Ebola cousin) and Lassa before the person becomes symptomatic.
Nov 10, 2014
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Ghana reports first cases of deadly Marburg virus
Two cases of the deadly Marburg virus have been identified in Ghana, the first time the Ebola-like disease has been found in the West African nation, health authorities announced Sunday.
Jul 18, 2022
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WHO, Guinea find at least 4 contacts of Marburg virus victim
At least four people have turned up as contacts of a man who died in Guinea from the Ebola-like Marburg virus, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, as staffers deployed in the West African country to help authorities ...
Aug 10, 2021
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Lessons learned during Ebola crisis can help manage Marburg outbreak, says expert
Earlier this year, Equatorial Guinea declared its first outbreak of Marburg virus disease, with 11 confirmed deaths so far.
Mar 24, 2023
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Seven deaths in E.Guinea from Marburg virus, 20 others likely linked: WHO
Seven people have been killed in an outbreak of Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea, with a further 20 deaths "probably" due to the hemorrhagic fever, the World Health Organization said Thursday.
Mar 23, 2023
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