GC: n

S: CDC – http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/spb/mnpages/dispages/marburg.htm (last access: 1 December 2013); WebMD – http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/marburg-hemorrhagic-fever (last access: 28 July 2015).

N: 1. Marburg hemorrhagic fever is a rare, severe type of hemorrhagic fever which affects both humans and non-human primates. Caused by a genetically unique zoonotic (that is, animal-borne) RNA virus of the filovirus family, its recognition led to the creation of this virus family. The five species of Ebola virus are the only other known members of the filovirus family.

2. Marburg virus disease (MVD) is a severe, often fatal illness caused by the Marburg virus. The virus causes severe viral haemorrhagic fever in humans characterized by fever, headache, back pain, muscle pain, abdominal pain, vomiting, confusion, diarrhoea, and bleeding at very late stages.

MVD was first identified in Marburg, Germany in 1967. Since then, there have been a limited number of outbreaks reported in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, South Africa and Uganda.

In 2023, two separate MVD outbreaks have been reported in two countries, Equatorial Guinea and the United Republic of Tanzania.

While rare, MVD remains a severe public health threat due to its high mortality rate and the lack of an effective antiviral treatment or vaccine.  

N: 1. CDC – http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/spb/mnpages/dispages/marburg/qa.htm (last access: 1 December 2013). 2. WHO – https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/marburg-virus-disease (last access: 26 September 2024)

GV: Marburg haemorrhagic fever

S: WHO – http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs_marburg/en/ (last access: 28 July 2015)

SYN: 1. Marburg hemorrhagic, Marburg disease. 2. Marburg virus disease, Marburg disease, green monkey virus disease, green monkey disease.

S: 1. DORLAND p. 693. 2. GDT (last access: 1 December 2013).

CR: fever, Marburg virus, virus.