Structure. Marburg virus has an unusual shape. They are pleomorphic in shape, which means they can be a number of different shapes are rod-like or ring-like, crook- or six-shaped, ...

Apparently, MR191 neutralizes the Marburg virus by binding a certain spot on the surface of the virus, preventing it from using that spot to bind human cells and spreading infections. "With this new ...

"That finding and others in this structure tell us that Marburg is constructed differently from its cousin, the Ebola virus," says Ollmann Saphire. "That means the therapeutic strategy for one may ...

Scientists have determined the structure of a critical protein from the Marburg virus, a close cousin of Ebola virus. These viruses cause similar diseases and are some of the deadliest pathogens ...

We obtained a structure for the Ebola virus NC in which the NP layer was resolved at 9.1 Å (Fig. 3a–c and Extended Data Fig. 2), and a structure of the Marburg virus NC in which the NP layer ...

A research team led by Kyoto University is attempting to take the Marburg virus by its horns using recently gained knowledge of its core structure. Results from a recent study suggest future drug ...

Marburg virus, a close relative of the Ebola virus, causes viral hemorrhagic fever with a fatality rate averaging 50%. In some outbreaks, the mortality rate has reached as high as 88%.

In the shadows of Python Cave, Uganda, a leopard leaps from a guano mound—formed by bat excrement—and sinks its teeth into a ...

The Marburg virus, while rare, is known to cause severe hemorrhagic fever and has a high mortality rate of up to 88 percent. It is typically spread to humans from fruit bats, ...

On February 13, 2023, the Government of Equatorial Guinea (GREG) declared a Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak, the country’s first outbreak of the disease. Cases were reported in several provinces, ...

Without treatment, Marburg can be fatal in up to 88% of people who fall ill with the disease. There are currently no approved vaccines or treatments specifically for this virus.