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The Marburg Virus Is Back In Focus Thanks To A Ugandan Scientist, Here's What We Know So Far
In the dark depths of Python Cave in Uganda, a leopard lunges at a bat perched atop a mound of guano. But this isn’t just a snapshot of predator and prey—it's a stunning revelation. The bat belongs to ...
A year ago, Rwanda faced its first outbreak of Marburg virus. Dr. Tsion Firew remembers how scared she was — and how that ...
The final months of 2024 brought several developments that will have far-reaching implications for global health delivery efforts in the years to come. Closest to home for those of us in the United ...
Bats are known as natural hosts for highly pathogenic viruses such as MERS- and SARS-related coronaviruses, as well as the Marburg and Nipah viruses. In contrast to the severe and often fatal disease ...
How does Marburg virus spread between species? Young Ugandan scientist’s photos give important clues
Alexander Richard Braczkowski is the scientific director of the Volcanoes Safaris Partnership Trust Kyambura Lion Project. Over just four months, our cameras recorded 261 predator encounters: crowned ...
What links the leopard; the blue monkey; and the scavenging crown eagle? They have all been captured on video 1 interacting with Marburg virus-carrying Egyptian fruit bats at the mouth of Uganda’s ...
In a recent review published in the journal Virology, researchers examined the increasing diversity of human viruses, their epidemiological significance, and preventive strategies to mitigate emerging ...
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