Green Monkey Disease ("Marburg Virus" Disease): A New Zoonosis
Authors: JAMES P. LUBY
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1969)

Editorials1 September 1969Green Monkey Disease ("Marburg Virus" Disease): A New ZoonosisJAMES P. LUBY, M.D., CHARLES V. SANDERS, M.D.JAMES P. LUBY, M.D., CHARLES V. SANDERS, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-71-3-657 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDuring August and September 1967, an epidemic of a previously undescribed human disease occurred which was related to contact with African green monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops) (1-8). In total, there were 31 cases in 3 European cities: 23 in Marburg, 6 in Frankfurt, and 2 in Belgrade. Nine deaths resulted with a case-fatality-ratio of 29%. Twenty-six of the cases were in laboratory workers having direct contact with blood or tissues of these animals. 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SANDERS, M.D.Affiliations: Department of Internal Medicine University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas Dallas, Tex. 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