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The Marburg virus causes severe viral hemorrhagic [[fever]] in humans with case fatality rates ranging from 24% to 88%. <ref>http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs_marburg/en/</ref> ''Rousettus aegypti'', fruit bats of the Pteropodidae family, are considered to be natural hosts of Marburg virus. The Marburg virus is transmitted to people from fruit bats and spreads through human-to-human transmission. No specific antiviral treatment or vaccine is available. | The Marburg virus causes severe viral hemorrhagic [[fever]] in humans with case fatality rates ranging from 24% to 88%. <ref>http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs_marburg/en/</ref> ''Rousettus aegypti'', fruit bats of the Pteropodidae family, are considered to be natural hosts of Marburg virus. The Marburg virus is transmitted to people from fruit bats and spreads through human-to-human transmission. No specific antiviral treatment or vaccine is available. | ||
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Overview
The Marburg virus causes severe viral hemorrhagic fever in humans with case fatality rates ranging from 24% to 88%. [1] Rousettus aegypti, fruit bats of the Pteropodidae family, are considered to be natural hosts of Marburg virus. The Marburg virus is transmitted to people from fruit bats and spreads through human-to-human transmission. No specific antiviral treatment or vaccine is available.