Marburg virus: Outbreak in Africa in Feb 2023

Family Filovirus Type RNA virus First identified 1967 Reservoir host  African fruit bat Rousettus aegyptiacus Countries that have reported outbreaks historically Human to human spread 1.      Blood or body fluids (urine, saliva, sweat, feces, vomit, breast milk, amniotic fluid, and semen) of a person who is sick with or died from Marburg virus disease. 2.      ObjectsRead More