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Recommendations for dealing with waste contaminated with Ebola virus: a Hazard Analysis of Critical Control Points approach [PDF]

, 2016
Objective To assess, within communities experiencing Ebola virus outbreaks, the risks associated with the disposal of human waste and to generate recommendations for mitigating such risks.
Ahmed A Mohamedani, Benedict M Mutua, Brainard, Chepurnov, Diana J Bell, Edward Muchiri, Guy Howard, Harvey Minnigh, Iain Lake, Joseph Matofari, Julii Brainard, Julius M Ndambuki, Katherine Pond, Kelly L Edmunds, Lutendo S Mudau, Maggie Montgomery, Mark D Sobsey, Mark Zeitoun, Mike van der Es, Paul R Hunter, Peter Maes, Roger Few, Samir Dervisevic, Samira Abd Elrahman, Sarah Morter, Tsimbiri P Fedha   +25 more
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Emergence of Zaire Ebola virus disease in Guinea.

New England Journal of Medicine, 2014
In March 2014, the World Health Organization was notified of an outbreak of a communicable disease characterized by fever, severe diarrhea, vomiting, and a high fatality rate in Guinea.
S. Baize, D. Pannetier, Lisa Oestereich, Toni Rieger, L. Koivogui, N. Magassouba, B. Soropogui, M. S. Sow, Sakoba Keïta, Hilde de Clerck, A. Tiffany, G. Domínguez, M. Loua, Alexis Traoré, Moussa Kolié, E. Malano, Emmanuel Heleze, Anne Bocquin, S. Mély, H. Raoul, V. Caro, D. Cadar, Martin Gabriel, Meike Pahlmann, D. Tappe, J. Schmidt-Chanasit, B. Impouma, A. Diallo, P. Formenty, M. van Herp, S. Günther   +30 more
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Misinformation and the US Ebola communication crisis: analyzing the veracity and content of social media messages related to a fear-inducing infectious disease outbreak

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background The Ebola communication crisis of 2014 generated widespread fear and attention among Western news media, social media users, and members of the United States (US) public.
T. Sell, Divya Hosangadi, M. Trotochaud
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The 2018/19 Ebola epidemic the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): epidemiology, outbreak control, and conflict

Infection Prevention in Practice, 2020
Summary: The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) (formerly Zaire) was the location of the first Ebola outbreak, in 1976, and since then there have been a total of ten outbreaks in different parts of the country.
Paul Shears, Carrie Garavan
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Responding to the 2018–2020 Ebola Virus Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Rethinking Humanitarian Approaches

Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 2021
Susannah H Mayhew,1 Patrick Milabyo Kyamusugulwa,2 Kennedy Kihangi Bindu,3 Paul Richards,4 Cyrille Kiyungu,5 Dina Balabanova1 1Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK; 2Bukavu Medical ...
Mayhew SH, Kyamusugulwa PM, Kihangi Bindu K, Richards P, Kiyungu C, Balabanova D   +5 more
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Ebola virus disease in West Africa--the first 9 months of the epidemic and forward projections.

New England Journal of Medicine, 2014
BACKGROUND On March 23, 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) was notified of an outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Guinea. On August 8, the WHO declared the epidemic to be a "public health emergency of international concern." METHODS By ...
B. Aylward, P. Barboza, L. Bawo, E. Bertherat, Pépé Bilivogui, I. Blake, R. Brennan, S. Briand, Jethro M Chakauya, Kennedy Chitala, Roland Conteh, A. Cori, A. Croisier, J. Dangou, B. Diallo, C. Donnelly, C. Dye, T. Eckmanns, N. Ferguson, P. Formenty, Caroline Fuhrer, K. Fukuda, T. Garske, A. Gasasira, Stephen Gbanyan, P. Graaff, Emmanuel Heleze, A. Jambai, T. Jombart, F. Kasolo, Albert Mbule Kadiobo, S. Keita, D. Kertesz, M. Kone, C. Lane, J. Markoff, M. Massaquoi, H. Mills, John Mike Mulba, E. Musa, Joel K Myhre, A. Nasidi, E. Nilles, P. Nouvellet, D. Nshimirimana, I. Nuttall, T. Nyenswah, O. Olu, S. Pendergast, W. Perea, J. Polonsky, S. Riley, O. Ronveaux, Keita Sakoba, R. Santhana Gopala Krishnan, Mikiko Senga, F. Shuaib, M. V. Van Kerkhove, R. Vaz, Niluka Wijekoon Kannangarage, Z. Yoti   +60 more
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Optimizing Pandemic Preparedness and Response Through Health Information Systems: Lessons Learned From Ebola to COVID-19

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 2020
Strengthening health systems and maintaining essential service delivery during health emergencies response is critical for early detection and diagnosis, prompt treatment, and effective control of pandemics, including the novel coronavirus disease 2019 ...
Arush Lal, H. Ashworth, S. Dada, L. Hoemeke, E. Tambo   +4 more
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Ebola and pregnancy [PDF]

Obstetric Medicine, 2016
Dear Editor, The recent review on Ebola and pregnancy is very interesting. Black discussed ‘the specifics of Ebola infection in pregnancy and possible management strategies, including the delivery of an infected woman’. Indeed, any new emerging diseases can be a challenge in obstetrics.
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Use of Aptamers as Diagnostics Tools and Antiviral Agents for Human Viruses

Pharmaceuticals, 2016
Appropriate diagnosis is the key factor for treatment of viral diseases. Time is the most important factor in rapidly developing and epidemiologically dangerous diseases, such as influenza, Ebola and SARS.
Víctor M. González, M. Elena Martín, Gerónimo Fernández, Ana García-Sacristán   +3 more
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MARCH8 Restricts Ebola Virus Replication by Blocking the Viral Glycoprotein Processing and Glycosylation

Proceedings, 2020
Ebola virus (EBOV) glycoprotein (GP) is a class I fusion protein whose maturation is dependent on furin-mediated processing. EBOV-GP is heavily glycosylated, with glycans constituting ~50% of its molecular mass.
Changqing Yu, Sunan Li, Omid Madadgar, Iqbal Ahmad, Xianfeng Zhang, Jing Shi, Yu Wang, Yulong Zhou, Yong-Hui Zheng   +8 more
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