Marburg marburgvirus
| Species Marburg marburgvirus | |
|---|---|
| Virus classification | |
| Group: | Group V ((−)ssRNA) |
| Order: | Mononegavirales |
| Family: | Filoviridae |
| Genus: | Marburgvirus |
| Species: | Marburg marburgvirus |
| Member viruses (Abbreviation) | |
Marburg virus (MARV)
Ravn virus (RAVV)
The species Marburg marburgvirus is the taxonomic home of two related viruses that form filamentous virions, Marburg virus (MARV) and Ravn virus (RAVV). Both viruses cause Marburg virus disease in humans and nonhuman primates, a form of viral hemorrhagic fever, and both are Select Agents,World Health Organization Risk Group 4 Pathogens (requiring Biosafety Level 4-equivalent containment),National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Category A Priority Pathogens,Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Category A Bioterrorism Agents, and are listed as a Biological Agents for Export Control by the Australia Group.
Marburg marburgvirus is a virological taxon (i.e. a man-made concept) included in the genus Marburgvirus, family Filoviridae, order Mononegavirales. The species has two virus members, Marburg virus (MARV) and Ravn virus (RAVV). The members of the species (i.e. the actual physical entities) are called Marburg marburgviruses. The name Marburg marburgvirus is derived from the city of Marburg in Hesse, West Germany (where Marburg virus was first discovered) and the taxonomic suffix marburgvirus (which denotes a marburgvirus species).
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