Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Marburg

Quite a few years ago there was a book, and a great read, called "The Hot Zone." Marburg info is here.

(The book is obviously about Ebola, which is not in the news again)

Marburg is in the news again...the "host" search has been in the popularmedia. (Monkey in "Outbreak" film.)

It was mentioned in the book "Lab 257," which had much info, and no smoking gun, however...There are portions of the book which mention the efluent from Plum Island which would suggest that they regularly released viable waste...or rather waste viable for pathogens. Maybe the book is incorrect, who knows...

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