Marburg virus
noun
Mar·burg virus
ˈmär-bərg- 
: 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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Non-human primates may carry a variety of pathogens that are not harmful to them but that can cause disease in humans, including Marburg virus and HIV.
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Nadia Kounang, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
The investigators sent 18 samples to Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, for testing, ruling out Ebola and Marburg viruses.
—Eve Sampson, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
The Tanzanian government declared an outbreak of Marburg virus on Jan. 20 after one adult female became ill on Dec. 9 and died on Dec. 16.
—Mark Kortepeter, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Tests for Ebola and the Marburg virus have come back negative so far.
—Paul Tilsley, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2025
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Nadia Kounang, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
The investigators sent 18 samples to Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, for testing, ruling out Ebola and Marburg viruses.
—Eve Sampson, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
The Tanzanian government declared an outbreak of Marburg virus on Jan. 20 after one adult female became ill on Dec. 9 and died on Dec. 16.
—Mark Kortepeter, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Tests for Ebola and the Marburg virus have come back negative so far.
—Paul Tilsley, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Marburg virus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Marburg%20virus. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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