Marburg

//ˈmɑɹbɝɡ// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A town, the administrative seat of Marburg-Biedenkopf district, Hesse, Germany.
  2. 2
    A surname from German
  3. 3
    A rural town in Queensland, Australia.

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"On February 13, 2023, the Equatoguinean Ministry of Health and Social Welfare confirmed an outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD), and on March 21, 2023, Tanzania’s Ministry of Health confirmed a separate outbreak of MVD."

Etymology

Borrowed from German Marburg, from an unknown term + German Burg.

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Marburg diseaseMarburg virus

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