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Marburgvirus
The
genus
Marburgvirus
is the
taxonomic
home of one
species
,
Marburg marburgvirus
, whose members are the two known marburgviruses,
Marburg virus (MARV)
and
Ravn virus (RAVV)
. Both viruses cause
Marburg virus disease
in
humans
and nonhuman
primates
, a form of
viral hemorrhagic fever
, and both are
Select Agents
,
World Health Organization
Risk Group 4 Pathogens (requiring
Biosafety Level 4-equivalent containment
),
National Institutes of Health
/
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Category A Priority Pathogens,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Category A Bioterrorism Agents
, and are listed as a Biological Agents for Export Control by the
Australia Group
.
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