Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever Associated with Multiple Genetic Lineages of Virus

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Daniel G. Bausch · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Stuart T. Nichol

Jean Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum · National Institute of Biomedical Research

Matthias Borchert · Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde

Pierre E. Rollin

Hilde Sleurs · Médecins Sans Frontières

Patricia T. Campbell

F. Kweteminga Tshioko

Catherine Roth

Abstract

Marburg hemorrhagic fever can have a very high case fatality rate. Since multiple genetic variants of virus were identified, ongoing introduction of virus into the population helped perpetuate this outbreak. The findings imply that reservoir hosts of Marburg virus inhabit caves, mines, or similar habitats.

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Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Viral Infections and Vectors Hepatitis B Virus Studies

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Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 355, Issue 9, pp. 909-919

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa051465

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Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever Associated with Multiple Genetic Lineages of Virus

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