Editing Marburg virus disease (section)

=== 1980 cases ===
A case of MARV infection occurred in 1980 in [[Kenya]]. A French man, who worked as an electrical engineer in a sugar factory in Nzoia (close to [[Bungoma]]) at the base of [[Mount Elgon]] (which contains [[Kitum Cave]]), became infected by unknown means and died on 15 January shortly after admission to [[Nairobi]] Hospital.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Dellatola |first=Lesley |date=May 1980 |title=Victory for Virology |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_south-african-panorama_1980-05_25_5/page/n3/mode/2up?view=theater |journal=South African Panorama |volume=25 |issue=5 |pages=2–6 |via=Internet Archive}}</ref> The attending physician contracted MVD, but survived.<ref name="Smith1982">{{Cite journal |last=Smith |first=D. H. |last2=Johnson |first2=B. K. |last3=Isaacson |first3=M. |last4=Swanapoel |first4=R. |last5=Johnson |first5=K. M. |last6=Killey |first6=M. |last7=Bagshawe |first7=A. |last8=Siongok |first8=T. |last9=Keruga |first9=W. K. |year=1982 |title=Marburg-virus disease in Kenya |journal=Lancet |volume=1 |issue=8276 |pages=816–820 |doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(82)91871-2 |pmid=6122054 |s2cid=42832324}}</ref> A popular science account of these cases can be found in [[Richard Preston]]'s book ''[[The Hot Zone]]'' (the French man is referred to under the [[pseudonym]] "Charles Monet", whereas the physician is identified under his real name, Shem Musoke).<ref name="Preston1994">{{Cite book |last=Preston |first=Richard |author-link=Richard Preston |title=The Hot Zone – A Terrifying New Story |publisher=Random House |year=1994 |isbn=978-0-385-47956-1 |location=New York, USA}}</ref>