Investigating the zoonotic origin of the Marburg virus outbreak in Guinea in 2021
M. T. Makenov, S. Boumbaly, F. R. Tolno, N. Sacko, T. N. Leno, O. Mansare, B. Kolie, O. Stukolova, E. Morozkin, I. Kholodilov, O. Zhurenkova, M. Fyodorova, V. Akimkin, A. Popova, N. Conde, , L. Karan
This study identifies MARV-positive Rousettus aegyptiacus bats in Guinea, suggesting local spillover as the source of the 2021 outbreak.
bioRxiv · Nov 3, 2022Microbiology