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February 19, 2026npj Viruses2 citationsOpen Access

Revisiting Ravn virus as the lesser known orthomarburgvirus

IYIvet A. YordanovaJPJoseph Prescott

Key Points

  • The aim is to explore and clarify the epidemiology, genetics, and transmission of Ravn virus.
  • Review of existing literature on Ravn virus and Marburg virus.
  • Discussion of experimental animal models utilized in research.
  • Overview of vaccine development efforts related to Ravn virus.
  • Ravn virus differs from Marburg virus by 21% at the nucleotide level.
  • Current understanding of Ravn virus transmission and reservoir hosts remains limited.
  • Outstanding questions regarding Ravn virus life history and pathogenicity are highlighted.

Abstract

Abstract Marburg virus (MARV) is a highly pathogenic zoonotic filovirus. The Orthomarburgvirus marburgense species includes MARV and Ravn virus (RAVV), which differs from MARV by 21% at the nucleotide level and 22% at the protein level. This review offers fresh discussions of the epidemiology, genetics and natural reservoir transmission of RAVV, summarizes experimental animal models, outlines current vaccine development and raises outstanding questions about RAVV life history, transmission and pathogenicity.

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Yordanova et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6996a8efecb39a600b3f029fhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s44298-026-00180-x
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