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. 2022 Apr 1;13(1):609–633. doi: 10.1080/21505594.2022.2054760

Table 4.

Sources and infection types of Marburg virus

Primary infection
Secondary infection
Primary Host/Natural Reservoir Infection Medium Secondary Host Infection medium
Egyptian Fruit Bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) [7,70,73] Blood [77] Non-Human Primates [81,82] Blood [82,83]
Urine [73,76] Tissue [82,83]
Stool [76] Body fluids (e.g. semen) [84]
Saliva[7,73,76] Human [56,61] Blood [85,86]
Body tissue [73] Tissue [85]
Other body Fluids [76] Dead-body [47,85,86]
Body Fluids (e.g. saliva, stool, tears, urine, semen, breast-milk) [47,86]