| Product description |
Mouse monoclonal [FM32] to Marburg VirusMarburg virus (MBG) is a representative of Filoviridae family of RNA containing viruses. MBG is an exceptionally dangerous pathogen, which induces a severe contagious and highly lethal (53-88%) febrile disease with hemorrhagic syndrome. The name thread viruses is based on their morphology. MBG made its appearance in 1967 in the form of frightening nosocomial outbreak, initially among polio vaccine production workers in Germany in contact with Ugandan green monkeys and their kidney tissues. The patho-and immuno-genesis of MBG fever have so far been little studied, no specific agents or treatment methods have been developed. |