[HTML][HTML] Ebola virus disease: An emerging and re-emerging viral threat

M Rojas, DM Monsalve, Y Pacheco… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The genus Ebolavirus from the family Filoviridae is composed of five species including
Sudan ebolavirus, Reston ebolavirus, Bundibugyo ebolavirus, Taï Forest ebolavirus, and …

Emergence of Marburg virus: a global perspective on fatal outbreaks and clinical challenges

S Srivastava, D Sharma, S Kumar, A Sharma… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The Marburg virus (MV), identified in 1967, has caused deadly outbreaks worldwide, the
mortality rate of Marburg virus disease (MVD) varies depending on the outbreak and virus …

Structure of the Ebola virus polymerase complex

B Yuan, Q Peng, J Cheng, M Wang, J Zhong, J Qi… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Filoviruses, including Ebola virus, pose an increasing threat to the public health. Although
two therapeutic monoclonal antibodies have been approved to treat the Ebola virus …

Marburg virus pathogenesis–differences and similarities in humans and animal models

K Shifflett, A Marzi - Virology journal, 2019 - Springer
Marburg virus (MARV) is a highly pathogenic virus associated with severe disease and
mortality rates as high as 90%. Outbreaks of MARV are sporadic, deadly, and often …

Combination therapy protects macaques against advanced Marburg virus disease

RW Cross, ZA Bornholdt, AN Prasad… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and remdesivir, a small-molecule antiviral, are promising
monotherapies for many viruses, including members of the genera Marburgvirus and …

[HTML][HTML] Combination therapy with remdesivir and monoclonal antibodies protects nonhuman primates against advanced Sudan virus disease

RW Cross, ZA Bornholdt, AN Prasad, C Woolsey… - JCI insight, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A major challenge in managing acute viral infections is ameliorating disease when treatment
is delayed. Previously, we reported the success of a 2-pronged mAb and antiviral remdesivir …

Host–Pathogen interactions influencing zoonotic spillover potential and transmission in humans

B Escudero-Pérez, A Lalande, C Mathieu, P Lawrence - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Emerging infectious diseases of zoonotic origin are an ever-increasing public health risk
and economic burden. The factors that determine if and when an animal virus is able to spill …

Oral administration of obeldesivir protects nonhuman primates against Sudan ebolavirus

RW Cross, C Woolsey, VC Chu, D Babusis… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Obeldesivir (ODV, GS-5245) is an orally administered prodrug of the parent nucleoside of
remdesivir (RDV) and is presently in phase 3 trials for COVID-19 treatment. In this work, we …

Marburg virus disease: the paradox of Nigeria's preparedness and priority effects in co-epidemics

RC Reuben, SA Abunike - Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 2023 - Springer
Background The recent outbreaks of Marburg virus disease (MVD) in Guinea and Ghana
have become a major public health concern not only to the West African sub-region but a …

[HTML][HTML] Gaps in health security related to wildlife and environment affecting pandemic prevention and preparedness, 2007–2020

C Machalaba, M Uhart… - Bulletin of the World …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective To describe and quantify the extent of wildlife and environment sector inclusion in
country evaluation and prioritization tools for health security, and to provide practical …