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Published online 7 April 2005 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news050404-12
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Marburg's behaviour bewilders scientists
Rising death toll flags unexplained character of killer virus.
The current outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in Angola is raising difficult questions about this enigmatic pathogen and its origins.
As of 5 April, Angolan health officials had reported 181 cases of Marburg haemorrhagic fever, of which 156 have been fatal.
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