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Assessment of the Risk of Ebola Virus Transmission from Bodily Fluids and Fomites
Published in The Journal of infectious diseases (15-11-2007)“…Although Ebola virus (EBOV) is transmitted by unprotected physical contact with infected persons, few data exist on which specific bodily fluids are infected…”
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Possibility for reverse zoonotic transmission of SARS-CoV-2 to free-ranging wildlife: A case study of bats
Published in PLoS pathogens (01-09-2020)“…The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the substantial public health, economic, and societal consequences of virus spillover from a wildlife reservoir. Widespread…”
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Isolation of genetically diverse Marburg viruses from Egyptian fruit bats
Published in PLoS pathogens (01-07-2009)“…In July and September 2007, miners working in Kitaka Cave, Uganda, were diagnosed with Marburg hemorrhagic fever. The likely source of infection in the cave…”
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Marburg virus infection detected in a common African bat
Published in PloS one (22-08-2007)“…Marburg and Ebola viruses can cause large hemorrhagic fever (HF) outbreaks with high case fatality (80-90%) in human and great apes. Identification of the…”
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Asymptomatic Infection of Marburg Virus Reservoir Bats Is Explained by a Strategy of Immunoprotective Disease Tolerance
Published in Current biology (25-01-2021)“…Marburg virus (MARV) is among the most virulent pathogens of primates, including humans. Contributors to severe MARV disease include immune response…”
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Modelling filovirus maintenance in nature by experimental transmission of Marburg virus between Egyptian rousette bats
Published in Nature communications (13-02-2017)“…The Egyptian rousette bat (ERB) is a natural reservoir host for Marburg virus (MARV); however, the mechanisms by which MARV is transmitted bat-to-bat and to…”
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Egyptian rousette bats maintain long-term protective immunity against Marburg virus infection despite diminished antibody levels
Published in Scientific reports (18-08-2017)“…Although bats are natural reservoir hosts for numerous zoonotic viruses, little is known about the long-term dynamics of the host immune response following…”
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Marburg Virus Persistence on Fruit as a Plausible Route of Bat to Primate Filovirus Transmission
Published in Viruses (30-11-2021)“…Marburg virus (MARV), the causative agent of Marburg virus disease, emerges sporadically in sub-Saharan Africa and is often fatal in humas. The natural…”
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Molecular Evolution of Viruses of the Family Filoviridae Based on 97 Whole-Genome Sequences
Published in Journal of Virology (01-03-2013)“…Article Usage Stats Services JVI Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley…”
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Large serological survey showing cocirculation of Ebola and Marburg viruses in Gabonese bat populations, and a high seroprevalence of both viruses in Rousettus aegyptiacus
Published in BMC infectious diseases (28-09-2009)“…Ebola and Marburg viruses cause highly lethal hemorrhagic fevers in humans. Recently, bats of multiple species have been identified as possible natural hosts…”
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Coordinated inflammatory responses dictate Marburg virus control by reservoir bats
Published in Nature communications (28-02-2024)“…Bats are increasingly recognized as reservoirs of emerging zoonotic pathogens. Egyptian rousette bats (ERBs) are the known reservoir of Marburg virus (MARV), a…”
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Biomarker correlates of survival in pediatric patients with Ebola virus disease
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-10-2014)“…Outbreaks of Ebola virus disease (EVD) occur sporadically in Africa and are associated with high case-fatality rates. Historically, children have been less…”
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Micro‒Global Positioning Systems for Identifying Nightly Opportunities for Marburg Virus Spillover to Humans by Egyptian Rousette Bats
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-11-2023)“…Marburg virus disease, caused by Marburg and Ravn orthomarburgviruses, emerges sporadically in sub-Saharan Africa and is often fatal in humans. The natural…”
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Human-Pathogenic Kasokero Virus in Field-Collected Ticks
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-12-2020)“…Kasokero virus (KASV; genus Orthonairovirus) was first isolated in 1977 at Uganda Virus Research Institute from serum collected from Rousettus aegyptiacus bats…”
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Natural reservoir Rousettus aegyptiacus bat host model of orthonairovirus infection identifies potential zoonotic spillover mechanisms
Published in Scientific reports (03-12-2022)“…The human-pathogenic Kasokero virus (KASV; genus Orthonairovirus ) has been isolated from the sera of Egyptian rousette bats (ERBs; Rousettus aegyptiacus )…”
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Rapid Diagnosis of Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever by Reverse Transcription-PCR in an Outbreak Setting and Assessment of Patient Viral Load as a Predictor of Outcome
Published in Journal of Virology (01-04-2004)“…Article Usage Stats Services JVI Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley…”
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Clinical Care of Two Patients with Ebola Virus Disease in the United States
Published in The New England journal of medicine (18-12-2014)“…Treatment of Ebola virus disease is a tremendous challenge for both the patient and the care team. In this report, two patients with EVD were evacuated from…”
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Newly discovered ebola virus associated with hemorrhagic fever outbreak in Uganda
Published in PLoS pathogens (01-11-2008)“…Over the past 30 years, Zaire and Sudan ebolaviruses have been responsible for large hemorrhagic fever (HF) outbreaks with case fatalities ranging from 53% to…”
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Marburgvirus resurgence in Kitaka Mine bat population after extermination attempts, Uganda
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Tick salivary gland components dampen Kasokero virus infection and shedding in its vertebrate reservoir, the Egyptian rousette bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus)
Published in Parasites & vectors (24-07-2023)“…The human-pathogenic Kasokero virus (KASV) circulates in an enzootic transmission cycle between Egyptian rousette bats (ERBs; Rousettus aegyptiacus) and their…”
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