Beyond Ebola Virus in the Largest Documented Bundibugyo Virus Outbreak [PDF]
VirusesThe ongoing Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda has become the largest documented outbreak caused by this orthoebolavirus and already ranks as the second-largest Ebola disease outbreak recorded in history.
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Proportion of Deaths and Clinical Features in Bundibugyo Ebola Virus Infection, Uganda [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2010 The first known Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF) outbreak caused by Bundibugyo Ebola virus occurred in Bundibugyo District, Uganda, in 2007. Fifty-six cases of EHF were laboratory confirmed.
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Reassessing mid-upper arm circumference thresholds for predicting nutritional status and pregnancy outcomes among pregnant adolescents in Bundibugyo District, Uganda: protocol for a health facility-based prospective cohort study [PDF]
BMJ OpenIntroduction In 2023, Sub-Saharan Africa recorded the world’s highest teenage pregnancy rate of 4.4 per 1000 women compared with the global average of 1.5 per 1000, highlighting the need for accurate nutritional assessment during pregnancy.
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Development and characterization of a recombinant Bundibugyo virus expressing a fluorescent reporter protein [PDF]
Emerging Microbes and InfectionsBundibugyo virus disease (BVD), caused by Bundibugyo virus (BDBV), is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality, with previous outbreaks reporting case fatality rates of 30%–50%. The ongoing BDBV outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Molecular analysis of the 2012 Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak [PDF]
Cell Reports Medicine, 2021 Bundibugyo virus (BDBV) is one of four ebolaviruses known to cause disease in humans. Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) outbreaks occurred in 2007-2008 in Bundibugyo District, Uganda, and in 2012 in Isiro, Province Orientale, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Bundibugyo virus detection during an Ebola virus disease outbreak in the democratic Republic of the Congo: an urgent call for action [PDF]
Tropical Medicine and HealthEbola virus disease continues to pose a major public health threat in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with outbreaks caused by different Ebola virus species, including Bundibugyo virus.
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Estimated Transmissibility and Case Fatality Rate of Bundibugyo Virus, Uganda, 2007 [PDF]
Emerging Infectious DiseasesBecause the epidemiology of Bundibugyo virus remains unclear, we reanalyzed the first recognized outbreak (Uganda, 2007). Adjusting for case under-ascertainment and the effect of control measures, we estimated the effective reproduction number (1.55 ...
Bianca de Padua, Andrei R. Akhmetzhanov
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Antibodies Cross-Reactive with Bundibugyo Virus in Ferrets Vaccinated with Ebola Virus Vaccine [PDF]
Emerging Infectious DiseasesBanked serum samples from ferrets previously immunized with the Ebola virus vaccine revealed a prominent but limited humoral immune response that cross-reacted with Bundibugyo virus.
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Shifts in Geographic Distribution and Antimicrobial Resistance during a Prolonged Typhoid Fever Outbreak — Bundibugyo and Kasese Districts, Uganda, 2009–2011 [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014 Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi is transmitted by fecally contaminated food and water and causes approximately 22 million typhoid fever infections worldwide each year. Most cases occur in developing countries, where approximately 4% of patients develop
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Bundibugyo ebolavirus emergence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: The critical role of risk communication and community engagement in strengthening health security in fragile and conflict-affected settings [PDF]
Journal of Virus EradicationSince mid-May 2026, a rapidly evolving Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo strain (Orthoebolavirus bundibugyoense) has been spreading in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (Ituri, North and South Kivu provinces) and Uganda ...
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