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==Background==
==Background==
*RNA based virus of the filovirus family
*Also known as Marburg [[Viral hemorrhagic fevers|hemorrhagic fever]]
**the 5 species of Ebola are the other 5 members of the family
*RNA virus of the [[Filovirus|filovirus]] family
*First outbreak, 1967, in Marburg and Frankfurt Germany- due to research on African green monkeys
**The 5 species of Ebola are the other 5 members of the family  
*Reservoir: African fruit bat, Rousettus aegyptiacus
*First outbreak, 1967, in Marburg and Frankfurt Germany - due to research on African green monkeys
*[[Viral hemorrhagic fever]]
*Reservoir: Egyptian fruit bat (''Rousettus aegyptiacus'')


==Transmission==
===Transmission===
*Host animal to human unknown. Likely; contact with infected bat feces or aerosols, handling infected primates or their tissues
*Host animal to human - most outbreaks have implicated contact with bats as the source<ref name="Pigott">Pigott DM, Golding N, Mylne A, et al. Mapping the zoonotic niche of Marburg virus disease in Africa. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2015;109(6):366-378. doi:10.1093/trstmh/trv024.</ref>
**No documented cases of primate-human transmission outside laboratory setting
*Human to human: direct contact with droplets of body fluid or contaminated objects
*Human to human: direct contact with droplets of body fluid or contaminated objects
**Humans can transmit the virus as soon as they are febrile.<ref name="Martines">Martines RB, Ng DL, Greer PW, Rollin PE, Zaki SR. Tissue and cellular tropism, pathology and pathogenesis of Ebola and Marburg viruses. J Pathol. 2015 Jan;235(2):153-74. doi: 10.1002/path.4456.</ref>


==Clinical Features==
==Clinical Features==
*Incubation period: 5-10 days
*Incubation period: 2-21 days (5-7 days more common)<ref name="Bebell">Bebell LM, Riley LE. Ebola virus disease and Marburg disease in pregnancy: a review and management considerations for filovirus infection. Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Jun;125(6):1293-8. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000853.</ref>
*Initial symptoms are vague:
*Initial symptoms are vague:
**Fever, headache, chills, myalgias, abdominal pain, diarrhea
**High fever, headache, chills, myalgias, abdominal pain, diarrhea
**Maculopapular rash, typically on the trunk, around 5 days after symptom onset
**Maculopapular rash, typically on the trunk, around 5 days after symptom onset
*Massive hemorrhage, shock, and multiorgan system failure
*Massive hemorrhage, shock, and multiorgan system failure
*23-90% fatal
*Death usually occurs 1-2 weeks after symptom onset<ref name="Bebell" /> (23-90% fatal<ref name="Knust">Knust B, Schafer IJ, Wamala J, et al. Multidistrict Outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease-Uganda, 2012. J Infect Dis. 2015 Jul 23. pii: jiv351.</ref>)
**Patients alive at 2 weeks after symptom onset usually survive


==Differential Diagnosis==
==Differential Diagnosis==
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**[[Ebola]]
**[[Ebola]]
**[[Lassa fever]]
**[[Lassa fever]]
**[[Marburg]]
*[[Chikungunya]]
*[[Chikungunya]]
*[[Yellow fever]]
*[[Yellow fever]]
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*[[Q fever]]
*[[Q fever]]


==Workup==
==Evaluation==
*Difficult diagnosis and very rare/unlikely outside of Central Africa
*Difficult diagnosis and very rare/unlikely outside of Central Africa
*Consider Marburg with typical symptoms and high risk exposure including:
*Consider Marburg with typical symptoms and high risk exposure including:
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**Cave exploration in Africa
**Cave exploration in Africa


===Diagnostics===
===Work-up===
ELISA, PCR, and IgM ELISA for acute infection several days after symptom onset. IgG ELISA can be used later in the course of disease.
*PCR and IgM ELISA for acute infection several days after symptom onset.<ref name="Bebell" />
*IgG ELISA can be used later in the course of disease.


==Management==
==Management==
*[[Isolation precautions]]: standard, contact and droplet<ref name="CAHealth"></ref>
*Aggressive supportive care is the hallmark of management<ref name="Bebell" />
**Isolate in a single room with the door closed
*Strict [[Isolation precautions]]: standard, contact and droplet<ref name="CAHealth">California Health Alert Network. Alert Id: 35317. 9/10/2014</ref>  
**Limit entry and maintain a log of people who enter the room
**Limit entry and maintain a log of people who enter the room
**Use standard, contact, and droplet precautions
*Notify public health personnel
*Notify public health personnel
*Continue to test and treat for other possible diseases
*Continue to test and treat for other possible diseases
*Supportive management
**Experimental treatment has never been used in humans


==Disposition==
==Disposition==
Admit, isolation, possible ICU for serologic results and clinical observation/supportive care.
*Admit to ICU


==See Also==
==See Also==
*[[Fever in Travelers]]
*[[Ebola virus disease]]
*[[Travel Medicine]]
*[[Viral hemorrhagic fevers]]
*[[Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers]]
*[[Fever in traveler]]
*[[Ebola]]
*[[Travel medicine]]


==External Links==
==External Links==
*[http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/marburg/index.html CDC Marburg Site]


==Sources==
==References==
#Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/marburg/index.html
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[[Category:Tropical Medicine]]

Latest revision as of 04:14, 28 July 2016

Background

  • Also known as Marburg hemorrhagic fever
  • RNA virus of the filovirus family
    • The 5 species of Ebola are the other 5 members of the family
  • First outbreak, 1967, in Marburg and Frankfurt Germany - due to research on African green monkeys
  • Reservoir: Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus)

Transmission

  • Host animal to human - most outbreaks have implicated contact with bats as the source[1]
    • No documented cases of primate-human transmission outside laboratory setting
  • Human to human: direct contact with droplets of body fluid or contaminated objects
    • Humans can transmit the virus as soon as they are febrile.[2]

Clinical Features

  • Incubation period: 2-21 days (5-7 days more common)[3]
  • Initial symptoms are vague:
    • High fever, headache, chills, myalgias, abdominal pain, diarrhea
    • Maculopapular rash, typically on the trunk, around 5 days after symptom onset
  • Massive hemorrhage, shock, and multiorgan system failure
  • Death usually occurs 1-2 weeks after symptom onset[3] (23-90% fatal[4])
    • Patients alive at 2 weeks after symptom onset usually survive

Differential Diagnosis

Fever in Traveler

Evaluation

  • Difficult diagnosis and very rare/unlikely outside of Central Africa
  • Consider Marburg with typical symptoms and high risk exposure including:
    • Close contact with African fruit bats, infected humans, infected non-human primates
    • Lab researcher using African primates
    • Recent travel to Uganda or other Central African countries
    • Cave exploration in Africa

Work-up

  • PCR and IgM ELISA for acute infection several days after symptom onset.[3]
  • IgG ELISA can be used later in the course of disease.

Management

  • Aggressive supportive care is the hallmark of management[3]
  • Strict Isolation precautions: standard, contact and droplet[5]
    • Limit entry and maintain a log of people who enter the room
  • Notify public health personnel
  • Continue to test and treat for other possible diseases

Disposition

  • Admit to ICU

See Also

External Links

References

  1. Pigott DM, Golding N, Mylne A, et al. Mapping the zoonotic niche of Marburg virus disease in Africa. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2015;109(6):366-378. doi:10.1093/trstmh/trv024.
  2. Martines RB, Ng DL, Greer PW, Rollin PE, Zaki SR. Tissue and cellular tropism, pathology and pathogenesis of Ebola and Marburg viruses. J Pathol. 2015 Jan;235(2):153-74. doi: 10.1002/path.4456.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Bebell LM, Riley LE. Ebola virus disease and Marburg disease in pregnancy: a review and management considerations for filovirus infection. Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Jun;125(6):1293-8. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000853.
  4. Knust B, Schafer IJ, Wamala J, et al. Multidistrict Outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease-Uganda, 2012. J Infect Dis. 2015 Jul 23. pii: jiv351.
  5. California Health Alert Network. Alert Id: 35317. 9/10/2014