Marburg Fever — Worldwide/Unknown
Marburg virus (MARV) and Ravn virus (RAVV), collectively called marburgviruses, cause Marburg hemorrhagic fever (MHF) in humans. In July 2007, 4 cases of MHF (1 fatal) occurred in miners at Kitaka Mine in [Kamwenge and Ibanda districts,] southern Uganda. Later, MHF occurred in 2 tourists who visited Python Cave, about 50 km [31 mi] from Kitaka Mine. One of the tourists was from the United States (December 2007) and one was from the Netherlands (July 2008); one case was fatal (1,2,3). The cave
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