Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Marburg virus (MARV) is a highly pathogenic zoonotic filovirus. The Orthomarburgvirus marburgense species includes MARV and Ravn virus (RAVV), which differs from MARV by 21% at the nucleotide level and 22% at the protein level. This review offers fresh discussions of the epidemiology, genetics and natural reservoir transmission of RAVV, summarizes experimental animal models, outlines current vaccine development and raises outstanding questions about RAVV life history, transmission and pathogenicity.
Source: npj Viruses
Authors: Ivet A. Yordanova, Joseph B. Prescott
Institution: Robert Koch Institute
Language: English
Subfield: Infectious Diseases
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,790
OpenAlex ID: W7129721666