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Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2020 Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a severe and frequently lethal disease caused by Ebola virus (EBOV). EVD outbreaks typically start from a single case of probable zoonotic transmission, followed by human-to-human transmission via direct contact or contact ...
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The Lancet, 2019 Ebolaviruses are pathogenic agents associated with a severe, potentially fatal, systemic disease in man and great apes. Four species of ebolaviruses have been identified in west or equatorial Africa. Once the more virulent forms enter the human population, transmission occurs primarily through contact with infected body fluids and can result in major ...
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Seroprevalence of Ebola virus infection in Bombali District, Sierra Leone [PDF]
Journal of Public Health in Africa, 2017 A serosurvey of anti-Ebola Zaire virus nucleoprotein IgG prevalence was carried out among Ebola virus disease survivors and their Community Contacts in Bombali District, Sierra Leone. Our data suggest that the specie of Ebola virus (Zaire) responsible of
Nadege Goumkwa Mafopa +13 more
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Understanding Ebola Virus Transmission [PDF]
Viruses, 2015 An unprecedented number of Ebola virus infections among healthcare workers and patients have raised questions about our understanding of Ebola virus transmission.
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Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2014 Ebola virus disease (Ebola hemorrhagic fever) first appeared in 1976 with two concurrent outbreaks of acute viral hemorrhagic fever involving 284 cases (151 deaths [53%]) centred in Nzara, Sudan (1), and 318 cases (280 deaths [88%]) in Yambuku (near the Ebola River), Democratic Republic of Congo (2).
Laupland, Kevin B., Valiquette, Louis
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Workplace Health & Safety, 2015 Nurses are the largest group of health care providers and, therefore, are often at the forefront of epidemics: responding, treating, educating, and coordinating care as needed. But what happens when nurses are afraid of contracting an illness and decide to leave the workplace?
Nadia Laverne, Etienne +2 more
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Ebola Virus Disease Vaccines: Development, Current Perspectives & Challenges
Vaccines, 2023 The global outgoing outbreaks of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in different regions of Sudan, Uganda, and Western Africa have brought into focus the inadequacies and restrictions of pre-designed vaccines for use in the battle against EVD, which has affirmed ...
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Mapping of Ebola virus spillover: Suitability and seasonal variability at the landscape scale [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021 The unexpected Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa in 2014 involving the Zaire ebolavirus made clear that other regions outside Central Africa, its previously documented niche, were at risk of future epidemics.
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Development of an EBOV MiniG plus system as an advanced tool for anti-Ebola virus drug screening
Heliyon, 2023 The incidence of zoonotic diseases, such as coronavirus disease 2019 and Ebola virus disease, is increasing worldwide. However, drug and vaccine development for zoonotic diseases has been hampered because the experiments involving live viruses are ...
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