At the Galveston National Laboratory he has worked with guinea pigs infected with Ebola virus and macaques carrying Lassa fever.

Source: https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/benbartee/2023/05/29/government-science-opens-new-biolab-studying-animal-pathogens-in-middle-of-kansas-n1699012

It is in the same family as the virus that causes Ebola virus disease.

Source: https://punchng.com/marburg-virus-kills-nine-in-first-ever-outbreak-in-equatorial-guinea/

Of course, it is not on the same scale with Lassa fever or Ebola virus disease but it happens sporadically, and adults are at risk too.”

Source: https://punchng.com/kano-throat-ailment-kills-25-fg-begins-probe/

The advisory also said that UK health authorities have classified Nigeria as having a risk of Zika virus, Cholera, Lassa fever, Yellow fever, Monkey pox, Poliomyelitis and Ebola virus transmission.

Source: https://hallmarknews.com/2023-uk-warns-of-possible-terrorist-attacks-in-many-nigerian-states-tells-citizens-to-avoid-banks/

While there have been no confirmed cases of Ebola virus in wild great apes since 2005, Ebola is present and circulating in East-Central Africa, and there is cause for concern for cross-species transmission in regions of intense human-wildlife overlap.

Source: https://phys.org/news/2023-04-poor-survival-ebola-infects-endangered.html