Marburg Virus Disease - Epidemiology

Epidemiology

Marburg virus disease outbreaks
Year Virus Geographic location Human cases/deaths (case-fatality rate)
1967 MARV Marburg and Frankfurt, West Germany; and Belgrade, Yugoslavia 31/7 (23%)
1975 MARV Rhodesia and Johannesburg, South Africa 3/1 (33%)
1980 MARV Kenya 2/1 (50%)
1987 RAVV Kenya 1/1 (100%)
1988 MARV Koltsovo, Soviet Union 1/1 (100%)
1990 MARV Koltsovo, Soviet Union 1/0 (0%)
1998–2000 MARV + RAVV Durba and Watsa, Democratic Republic of the Congo 154/128 (83%)
2004–2005 MARV Angola 252/227 (90%)
2007 MARV + RAVV Uganda 4/1 (25%)
2008 MARV Uganda, Netherlands, Colorado 2/1 (50%)

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