Epidemiology, pathophysiology, transmission, genomic structure, treatment, and future perspectives of the novel Marburg virus outbreak

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¹ Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
² Department of Rasa Shastra and Bhaishajya Kalpana, Faculty of Ayurveda, Institute of Medical Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.

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Md Rezaul Islam et al. Int J Surg. 2023.

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doi: 10.1097/JS9.0000000000000096.

¹ Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
² Department of Rasa Shastra and Bhaishajya Kalpana, Faculty of Ayurveda, Institute of Medical Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.

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