Some of the symptoms associated with Marburg Virus Disease can be misdiagnosed for Ebola Virus Disease and other infections such as Malaria and Typhoid Fever. Prevention. Travellers going to affected areas should refrain from visiting households or healthcare settings that have been affected by a Marburg Virus Disease outbreak. Marburg hemorrhagic fever (Marburg HF) is a rare but severe hemorrhagic fever which affects both humans and non-human primates. Marburg HF is caused by Marburg virus, a genetically unique zoonotic (or, animal-borne) RNA virus of the filovirus family. The five species of Ebola virus are the only other known members of the filovirus family. Marburg virus is related to the Ebola virus in that both viruses belong to the filovirus family. Get the facts on the history, symptoms, and treatment of Marburg virus disease, formerly known as Marburg hemorrhagic fever. Abstract. Viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) viruses are diverse and include arenaviruses, bunyaviruses, filoviruses, and flaviviruses. Lassa fever, South American hemorrhagic fever (HF), Rift Valley HF, Crimean-Congo HF, Ebola, Marburg, yellow fever, and dengue fever are well known examples of the hemorrhagic fever viruses. The case-fatality rate for Marburg hemorrhagic fever is between 23-90%. Marburg hemorrhagic fever diagnosis. Many of the signs and symptoms of Marburg hemorrhagic fever are similar to those of other more frequent infectious diseases, such as malaria or typhoid fever, making diagnosis of the disease difficult. 686 Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine, Vol. 132, No. 1, July, 2001 PRIMATOLOGY The Use of Interferon for Emergency Prophylaxis of Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever in Monkeys A. A. Kolokol tsov, I. A. Davidovich, M. A. Strel tsova, A. E. Nesterov, O. A. Agafonova, and A. P. Agafonov Translated from Byulleten Eksperimental noi Biologii i Meditsiny, Vol. 132, No. 7, pp. 88-91, July, 2001 Marburg hemorrhagic fever (Marburg virus) is a rare, severe type o