Season 10

Bonus - All About Marburg Virus

Oct 15, 2024

13:48

Global Health Infectious Disease Emerging Infections Public Health

Episode Description

About this episode:

An outbreak of Marburg virus, one of the deadliest viruses in the world, has been reported in Rwanda. In this episode: an overview of the rare, hemorrhagic fever with an 88% mortality rate and how it's impacting Rwanda, and why we're seeing more and more instances of zoonotic disease spillovers.

Guest:

Kari Debbink is a virologist at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Host:

Stephanie Desmon, MA, is a former journalist, author, and the director of public relations and communications for the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, the largest center at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

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