Experimental Vaccines for Prevention of Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever and Animal Models for Studying Pathogenesis
Marburg fever is an acute natural-focal disease characterized by severe course, hemorrhagic syndrome, high level of contagiousness and lethality. The causative agent of the disease is the RNA-containing virus belonging to the family of filoviruses (Filoviridae). The main problem faced by doctors and scientists involved in the fight against Marburg fever is the lack of vaccines and preventive drugs against this disease. The development of effective vaccines against filovirus infection is relevant for protecting the population living in natural foci and medical personnel during epidemic outbreaks, as well as for ensuring safe research work in BSL-4 laboratories. In this regard, this review considers biomodels suitable for studying the pathogenesis of filovirus infections, preclinical studies of specific activity and harmlessness of prototype Marburg virus vaccines and variants of these vaccines.