RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT

03 November 2026

Sequencing of Marburg virus collected during Ethiopia’s first outbreak suggests that the pathogen is lurking in East and Central Africa.

The lineage of the Marburg virus responsible for Ethiopia's first outbreak is closely linked to one found in a Ugandan cave. Credit: James Cavallini/Science Photo Library

An analysis of samples from Ethiopia’s first ever outbreak of deadly Marburg virus disease suggests that the virus spread from person to person after making the jump from an infected animal 1 .

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