Mar·burg virus
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Definition of Marburg virus
: a filovirus (species Marburg 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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“Marburg virus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Marburg%20virus. Accessed 28 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of Marburg virus was in 1968
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