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Electron microscopy image of Marburg virus false-colored red.
Viral Research Gets Batty to Study Spillovers
Marburg virus enters humans from bats to cause viral hemorrhagic fever, but how it alters immune cells is unclear.
Viral Research Gets Batty to Study Spillovers
Viral Research Gets Batty to Study Spillovers

Marburg virus enters humans from bats to cause viral hemorrhagic fever, but how it alters immune cells is unclear.

Marburg virus enters humans from bats to cause viral hemorrhagic fever, but how it alters immune cells is unclear.

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Marburg Virus Detected in Ghana for First Time
Andy Carstens | Jul 8, 2022 | 2 min read
Preliminary testing indicates that the two people died from the Ebola-like virus, the World Health Organization says.
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Marburg Virus Disease Detected in West Africa for First Time
Shawna Williams | Aug 10, 2021 | 2 min read
The finding of the Ebola-like disease, which killed a man in Guinea, has prompted public health measures.
Opinion: Disease Prediction by Bat Virus Surveys Is a Waste
Merlin Tuttle | Jan 21, 2019 | 3 min read
Costly virus hunts are ineffective in protecting public health and have unfairly harmed the historically excellent safety record of bats as beneficial neighbors.
Newly Identified Virus Similar to Ebola, Marburg
Kerry Grens | Jan 9, 2019 | 2 min read
Menglà virus, detected in bats in China, infects cells through the same host receptor targeted by the deadly pathogens.
Bats in Sierra Leone Carry Marburg Virus
Kerry Grens | Dec 31, 2018 | 2 min read
It’s the first time the deadly pathogen has been found in West Africa.
Why Bats Make Such Good Viral Hosts
Katarina Zimmer | Jun 1, 2018 | 4 min read
The bat version of the STING protein helps dampen the mammals' immune response to infection, researchers have found.
Predicting Future Zoonotic Disease Outbreaks
Ashley Yeager | Jun 1, 2018 | 10+ min read
A step-by-step study of diseases that jump species gives subtle clues about future epidemics.
Kate Rubins Was the First to Sequence DNA in Space
Aggie Mika | Sep 1, 2017 | 3 min read
The virologist turned NASA astronaut pioneered DNA sequencing in space and conducted experiments in microgravity.
Ebola Edits Its Messages
Molly Sharlach | Nov 5, 2014 | 1 min read
Deep sequencing of viral mRNAs reveals that Ebola and Marburg viruses produce multiple versions of some transcripts.
Marburg Drug Shows Promise
Jyoti Madhusoodanan | Aug 21, 2014 | 2 min read
Monkeys infected with lethal doses of Marburg virus were rescued by an experimental siRNA-based therapeutic, a study shows.
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