Ebola hemorrhagic fever outbreaks: strategies for effective epidemic management, containment and control [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2015 Ebola hemorrhagic fever, caused by the highly virulent RNA virus of the filoviridae family, has become one of the world's most feared pathogens. The virus induces acute fever and death, often associated with hemorrhagic symptoms in up to 90% of infected ...
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Updates in diagnosis and management of Ebola hemorrhagic fever
Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2016 Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a lethal viral disease transmitted by contact with infected people and animals. Ebola infection represents a worldwide health threat causing enormous mortality rates and fatal epidemics. Major concern is pilgrimage seasons with
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Ebola hemorrhagic fever: genetic biomarkers and vaccine development. [PDF]
Genet Test Mol Biomarkers, 2014 The Ebola virus causes a highly virulent systemic disease that involves viral hemorrhagic fever, affects multiple organ systems, and leads to internal bleeding and, in most cases, death. The World Health Organization estimates that as of August 31, 2014, there have been 3,685 cases and 1,841 deaths during the current outbreak (World Health Organization,
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Identification and Structural Characterization of Viroporins from Deadly Hemorrhagic Viruses [PDF]
VirusesCrimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHF-V) and Ebola virus are lethal pathogens that cause widespread outbreaks of hemorrhagic fever. Both diseases can be transmitted through contact with the bodily fluids of infected individuals, but as an arbovirus,
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Emerging Infectious DiseasesIn Ebola outbreaks, families wait to bury their dead until a PCR whispers yes or no. Amid outbreaks of hemorrhagic fever in Senegal, laboratories raced clocks they could not command as loved ones stood by.
Moussa Moise Diagne
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Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern; a Review Article [PDF]
Emergency, 2015 Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF) was first reported in 1976 with two concurrent outbreaks of acute viral hemorrhagic fever centered in Yambuku (near the Ebola River), Democratic Republic of Congo, and also in Nzara, Sudan.
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Ebola Severe Hemorrhagic Fever
Journal of Associated Medical Sciences, 2015 -
Kanlaya Wongworapat, Wasana Sirirungsi
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A systematic review of the immuno-inflammatory dysfunction secondary to viral hemorrhagic fevers; Ebola and Lassa fever. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical DiseasesThe viral hemorrhagic fevers Ebola and Lassa fever are endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa. Both viruses are characterized by high case fatality risk and lifelong debilitating sequelae including blindness and deafness.
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Ebola hemorrhagic Fever: novel biomarker correlates of clinical outcome. [PDF]
J Infect Dis, 2014 McElroy AK +6 more
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Mystery Disease X Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: A Narrative Review of Epidemiological Patterns and Response Challenges. [PDF]
Health Sci RepABSTRACT Background and Aims An unknown disease known as Disease X first surfaced in the Panzi Health Zone, Kwango Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), towards the end of 2024. It mainly affected children under the age of five. The clinical characteristics and of the outbreak are examined in this review.
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