Filoviruses in bats: current knowledge and future directions

KJ Olival, DTS Hayman - Viruses, 2014 - mdpi.com
Filoviruses, including Ebolavirus and Marburgvirus, pose significant threats to public health
and species conservation by causing hemorrhagic fever outbreaks with high mortality rates …

Tissue and cellular tropism, pathology and pathogenesis of Ebola and Marburg viruses

RB Martines, DL Ng, PW Greer… - The Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Ebola viruses and Marburg viruses include some of the most virulent and fatal pathogens
known to humans. These viruses cause severe haemorrhagic fevers, with case fatality rates …

[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 …

Isolation of Angola-like Marburg virus from Egyptian rousette bats from West Africa

BR Amman, BH Bird, IA Bakarr, J Bangura… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Marburg virus (MARV) causes sporadic outbreaks of severe Marburg virus disease (MVD).
Most MVD outbreaks originated in East Africa and field studies in East Africa, South Africa …

Marburg virus disease outbreaks, mathematical models, and disease parameters: a systematic review

G Cuomo-Dannenburg, K McCain… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2024 - thelancet.com
The 2023 Marburg virus disease outbreaks in Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania highlighted
the importance of better understanding this lethal pathogen. We did a systematic review …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental inoculation of Egyptian rousette bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus) with viruses of the Ebolavirus and Marburgvirus genera

MEB Jones, AJ Schuh, BR Amman, TK Sealy, SR Zaki… - Viruses, 2015 - mdpi.com
The Egyptian rousette bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) is a natural reservoir for marburgviruses
and a consistent source of virus spillover to humans. Cumulative evidence suggests various …

Filovirus disease outbreaks: a chronological overview

S Languon, O Quaye - Virology: research and treatment, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Filoviruses cause outbreaks which lead to high fatality in humans and non-human primates,
thus tagging them as major threats to public health and species conservation. In this review …

Structural basis for Marburg virus neutralization by a cross-reactive human antibody

T Hashiguchi, ML Fusco, ZA Bornholdt, JE Lee… - Cell, 2015 - cell.com
The filoviruses, including Marburg and Ebola, express a single glycoprotein on their surface,
termed GP, which is responsible for attachment and entry of target cells. Filovirus GPs differ …

[HTML][HTML] Marburgvirus resurgence in Kitaka Mine bat population after extermination attempts, Uganda

BR Amman, L Nyakarahuka, AK McElroy… - Emerging Infectious …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
1. Grangier C, Debin M, Ardillon V, Mahamat A, Fournier P, Simmonnet C, et al.
Epidemiologie de la fièvre Q en Guyanne, 1990–2006. Le Bulletin de Veille Sanitaire. CIRE …

Neglected filoviruses

R Burk, L Bollinger, JC Johnson, J Wada… - FEMS microbiology …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Eight viruses are currently assigned to the family Filoviridae. Marburg virus, Sudan virus
and, in particular, Ebola virus have received the most attention both by researchers and the …