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Mashup Score: 31Authorities race to contain deadly Nipah virus outbreak in India - 3 year(s) ago
The virus is far deadlier than COVID-19, and it last claimed Indian lives in 2018, killing 17 of the 18 people who caught it from a contaminated family well.
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Mashup Score: 0Marburg Virus Case Reported in West Africa - 3 year(s) ago
The first case reported in Guinea has resulted in a patient’s death, while health authorities work to reduce outbreak risks.
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Mashup Score: 4
Prince Andrew is being sued in New York, accused of historical sexual abuse. So why now?
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Mashup Score: 6Tests of a new antiviral that aims to prevent the deadly Marburg virus from spreading in the body show promise - 3 year(s) ago
The Marburg virus, a relative of the Ebola virus, causes a serious, often-fatal hemorrhagic fever. Transmitted by the African fruit bat and by direct human-to-human contact, Marburg virus disease currently has no approved vaccine or antivirals to prevent or treat it.
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Mashup Score: 8Marburg virus found in Sierra Leone bats - 4 year(s) ago
Scientists have detected Marburg virus in fruit bats in Sierra Leone, marking the first time the deadly virus has been found in West Africa. Eleven Egyptian rousette fruit bats tested positive for active Marburg virus infection. Research teams caught the bats separately in three health districts.
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We are talking about #zoonotic diseases a lot these days We now have #NipahVirus in #India. This year we have also seen - #MarburgVirus #Ebola #Monkeypox and let’s not forget #COVID19 This is why #OneHealth and #PandemicPreparedness is vital https://t.co/CwLZbkVC49