Marburg
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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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Today, bats often fill this role for viruses such as Ebola and the Marburg virus.
From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 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
It wouldn’t be surprising, given that many viruses have been linked to bats, including the Ebola, Marburg, Nipah and Hendra viruses, as well as coronaviruses like SARS-1 and MERS.
From Salon • Jan. 30, 2025
Health workers make up 56 of these contacts, while 16 on the list are known to have had direct contact with those suspected to have had Marburg.
From BBC • Jan. 20, 2025
He spent years traveling across central Africa in search of the reservoirs of Ebola and Marburg viruses.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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