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The Marburg and Ebola viruses belong to the Filoviridae family and are known to cause emerging zoonotic diseases. These viruses have a high case fatality rate and are easily transmissible from person to person, which makes them capable of triggering outbreaks, including in non-endemic regions, and are also considered agents of bioterrorism. Fruit bats are the natural reservoirs of these filoviruses.
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Emergency Medicine, Institute of Disaster and Emergency Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.
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The University of Newcastle School of Nursing and Midwifery, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.
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