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ID#:

6377

Caption:

This historic 1975 photograph depicted what had been a trapped field mouse that had been tested as part of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Zimbabwe Marburg virus outbreak investigation. This investigation occurred after two travelers were hospitalized with Marburg disease in Johannesburg, South Africa. One of the travelers, referred to as Case #1, came into contact with an unknown vector while traveling through Rhodesia, now named Zimbabwe. Case #1 then passed the Marburg virus to his traveling companion, referred to as Case #2, and a treatment nurse, Case #3.

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Content Provider(s):

CDC/ Dr. J. Lyle Conrad

Creation Date:

1975

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Categories:

CDC Organization