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fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks 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
2 weeks 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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