Marburg virus infection detected in a common African bat.

Marburg and Ebola viruses can cause large hemorrhagic fever (HF) outbreaks with high case fatality (80-90%) in human and great apes. Identification of the natural reservoir of these viruses is one of the most important topics in this field and a fundamental key to understanding their natural history...

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Main Authors: Jonathan S Towner, Xavier Pourrut, César G Albariño, Chimène Nze Nkogue, Brian H Bird, Gilda Grard, Thomas G Ksiazek, Jean-Paul Gonzalez, Stuart T Nichol, Eric M Leroy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1942080?pdf=render