Screening and Identification of Marburg Virus Entry Inhibitors Using Approved Drugs

摘要

Dear Editor,Marburg virus(MARV)belongs to the Filoviridae family,along with the related Ebola virus(EBOV).Although MARV is less renowned than EBOV,it causes an equally devastating disease,with clinical symptoms similar to EBOV infection and a remarkably high mortality rate.To date,about 600 MARV cases have been reported globally,with an average mortality rate of around 80%(Brauburger et al.2012).Due to the severity of disease caused by MARV,as well as its threat to global public health,MARV is classified as a risk group 4 pathogen by WHO,necessitating containment measures equivalent to biosafety level 4(BSL-4).