Marburg
Americannoun
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a city in W central Germany, in Hesse: famous for the religious debate between Luther and Zwingli in 1529; Europe's first Protestant university (1527). Pop: 78 511 (2003 est)
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the German name for Maribor
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The group included scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, the University of Ohio and the Philipps-University Marburg.
From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2026
These three additional monkeys were not quarantined, which is required by law to prevent deadly diseases — such as Ebola, Marburg and mpox — from spreading from primates to humans, prosecutors said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2025
When Rwanda announced an outbreak of the highly infectious Marburg disease in September, partners from around the world, including the U.S.
From Salon • Feb. 4, 2025
Marburg is highly infectious, with symptoms including fever, muscle pains, diarrhoea, vomiting and, in some cases, death through extreme blood loss.
From BBC • Jan. 20, 2025
Tubes of Dr. Musoke’s blood went to laborato- ries around the world so that they could have samples of living Marburg for their collections of life forms.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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