Marburg cases in Uganda: the lowdown about Ebola's 'sister' virus: It’s speculated that the natural host of the Marburg virus are Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus). Seregraff/ShutterstockTwo people have died from Marburg virus in eastern Uganda. The Conversation Africa’s Health and Medicine Editor Candice Bailey spoke to The National Institute for Communicable … [Read more...] about Marburg cases in Uganda: the lowdown about Ebola’s ‘sister’ virus | The Conversation