Marburg exists in bats, but does not seem to harm them with outbreaks seeming to occur when the virus is passed from a bat to a human before it is then able to spread through the human population.

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An untreatable Ebola-like virus is on the rise in Tanzania, global health chiefs have warned. Marburg, one of the deadliest pathogens ever discovered, has already infected nine people ...

Marburg virus, first recognized in ... [+] 1967, causes a severe type of hemorrhagic fever, which affects humans, as well as non-human primates. Eight people have been killed in a suspected ...

and steering clear of bats and non-human primates in areas where the virus is present. Named after Marburg, Germany, which suffered an outbreak in 1967, the virus has historically been linked to ...

Similar to Ebola, the Marburg virus is believed to originate in fruit bats and spreads between humans through close contact with the bodily fluids of infected individuals or contaminated surfaces ...

A technical team from the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovation (CEPI) is in Rwanda as part of the preparations for a study on Marburg virus immunity among recovered patients.Led by Rwanda ...