Marburg virus
E875939
Marburg virus is a highly lethal filovirus that causes severe hemorrhagic fever in humans and nonhuman primates, similar to Ebola.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marburg marburgvirus | 1 |
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
filovirus
ⓘ
virus ⓘ |
| BaltimoreClassification | Group V (-ssRNA viruses) ⓘ |
| biosafetyLevel | BSL-4 ⓘ |
| caseFatalityRateRange | 23–90 percent ⓘ |
| causesDisease | Marburg virus disease NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlMeasures |
infection prevention and control in healthcare settings
ⓘ
supportive care ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 1967 ⓘ |
| diseaseType | viral hemorrhagic fever ⓘ |
| entryReceptor | NPC1 protein ⓘ |
| enveloped | true ⓘ |
| family | Filoviridae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstOutbreakAssociatedWith | imported African green monkeys GENERATED ⓘ |
| firstOutbreakLocation |
Belgrade, Yugoslavia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frankfurt, Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Marburg, Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genomeOrganization | encodes seven structural proteins ⓘ |
| genomePolarity | negative-sense ⓘ |
| genomeSegmentation | nonsegmented ⓘ |
| genomeType | single-stranded RNA ⓘ |
| genus | Marburgvirus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNoLicensedVaccine | true GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasNoSpecificAntiviralTreatment | true GENERATED ⓘ |
| host |
humans
ⓘ
nonhuman primates ⓘ |
| inactivatedBy |
common disinfectants
ⓘ
heat ⓘ |
| incubationPeriodRange | 2–21 days ⓘ |
| naturalReservoir |
Egyptian rousette bat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rousettus aegyptiacus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOutbreakLocation |
Angola
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ Equatorial Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Mononegavirales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Marburg marburgvirus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realm | Riboviria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Ebola virus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape |
filamentous
ⓘ
pleomorphic ⓘ |
| symptom |
abdominal pain
ⓘ
diarrhea ⓘ fever ⓘ hemorrhage ⓘ myalgia ⓘ severe headache ⓘ shock ⓘ vomiting ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| transmissionRoute |
contact with infected blood
ⓘ
contact with infected body fluids ⓘ contact with infected tissues ⓘ exposure in mines or caves inhabited by bats ⓘ nosocomial transmission ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Marburg marburgvirus