Apparently, MR191 neutralizes the Marburg virus by binding a certain spot on the surface of the virus, preventing it from using that spot to bind human cells and spreading infections. "With this new ...

"That finding and others in this structure tell us that Marburg is constructed differently from its cousin, the Ebola virus," says Ollmann Saphire. "That means the therapeutic strategy for one may ...

More information: Fujita-Fujiharu, Y. et al, Structural insight into Marburg virus nucleoprotein–RNA complex formation, Nature Communications (2022). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28802-x ...

Health officials in Rwanda are dealing with the country’s first outbreak of the Marburg virus, an Ebola-like disease which, if left untreated, has a fatality rate of up to 88%.

The rare virus was first identified in 1967 after it caused simultaneous outbreaks of disease in laboratories in Marburg, Germany, and Belgrade, Serbia. Seven people died who were exposed to the ...

Marburg virus disease has killed 11 people and sickened 25 others in Rwanda, which declared an outbreak on Sept. 27. Similar to Ebola, the rare but very severe illness can be fatal in up to 88% of ...

The deadly Marburg virus has been detected in Equatorial Guinea and neighbouring Cameroon, and the World Health Organization is deploying teams to trace the spread of the disease ...

The Marburg virus is a viral hemorrhagic fever, according to the CDC, meaning it’s a virus that affects many organ systems of the body and damages the overall cardiovascular system.

Health officials in Rwanda are dealing with the country’s first outbreak of the Marburg virus, an Ebola-like disease which, if left untreated, has a fatality rate of up to 88%.