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fromMail Online
7 hours ago

Outbreak panic erupts as eye-bleeding virus 'ground zero' is exposed

For the first time, cameras in Africa captured a 'dynamic network' of wildlife interacting with thousands of infected bats believed to be carrying the Marburg virus, which is a rare but extremely dangerous disease that belongs to the same family as Ebola. The new videos revealed at least 14 different types of animals, including leopards, hyenas, monkeys, birds and rats, actively hunting herds of Egyptian fruit bats.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 months ago

Ethiopia confirms first outbreak of Marburg virus

Ethiopia confirmed its first Marburg outbreak with nine cases in Omo, prompting WHO support and concern due to nearby South Sudan's fragile health system.
fromwww.nature.com
3 months ago

Potent neutralization of Marburg virus by a vaccine-elicited antibody

Marburg virus (MARV) is a filovirus that causes a severe and often lethal hemorrhagic fever1,2. Despite the increasing frequency of MARV outbreaks, no vaccines or therapeutics are licensed for use in humans. Here, we designed mutations that improve the expression, thermostability, and immunogenicity of the prefusion MARV glycoprotein (GP) ectodomain trimer, which is the sole target of neutralizing antibodies and vaccines in development38.
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