filoviiruste hulka kuuluv (niitjas) viirus, mis tekitas 1967 Euroopas palju raskeid hemorraagilisi palavikke (Marburgi haigus)
the causative virus of Marburg disease, a severe febrile illness with a case mortality of over 20 per cent
a filovirus (species Lake Victoria marburgvirus of the genus Marburgvirus) that causes an often fatal hemorrhagic fever and was originally transmitted to humans from green monkeys
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Samasse rühma kuulub ka Ebola-viirus. Viirused säilivad toatemperatuuril, kuid hävivad kiiresti üle +60° C juures, UV või desinfektantide toimel.
It appeared in 1967 as a laboratory outbreak in Marburg, Frankfurt and Belgrade among workers who had handled tissues from African green monkeys.
In humans, marburgviruses are responsible for Marburg virus disease (MVD), a zoonotic disease that is characterized by high fever, malaise, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, skin rash, and hemorrhage (bleeding). MVD case fatality rates have been as high as 80 to 90 percent.
Human pathogens, zoonoses and "toxins", as follows: a. Viruses, whether natural, enhanced or modified, either in the form of "isolated live cultures" or as material including living material which has been deliberately inoculated or contaminated with such cultures, as follows: 1. Chikungunya virus; 2. Congo-Crimean haemorrhagic fever virus; 3. Dengue fever virus; 4. Eastern equine encephalitis virus; 5. Ebola virus; 6. Hantaan virus; 7. Junin virus; 8. Lassa fever virus; 9. Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus; 10. Machupo virus; 11. Marburg virus; ...
