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Ebola Virus Disease [PDF]

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).
Kevin B Laupland, Louis Valiquette
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Ebola Virus Disease [PDF]

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, Candace, Burns, Helen Acree, Conlon   +2 more
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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, Gianluca Russo, Raoul Emeric Guetiya Wadoum, Emmanuel Iwerima, Vincent Batwala, Marta Giovanetti, Antonella Minutolo, Patrick Turay, Thomas B. Turay, Brima Kargbo, Massimo Amicosante, Mattei Maurizio, Carla Montesano, Ebola Study Group   +13 more
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Ebola virus disease [PDF]

Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2020
(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) 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 with infected bodily fluids or contaminated fomites.
Jacob, Shevin, Crozier, Ian, Fischer, William A., Hewlett, Angela, Kraft, Colleen S., Vega, Marc-Antoine de La, Soka, Moses J., Wahl, Victoria, Griffiths, Anthony, Bollinger, Laura, Kuhn, Jens H.   +10 more
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Ebola Virus Disease

Postgraduate medicine
Preview For many Americans, the movie Outbreak was our first introduction to Ebola virus. However, we may have dismissed it as mere cinematic sensationalism until the deadly outbreak of Ebola virus disease occurred in Zaire last May. Fortunately, few cases have been seen in the United States, but primary care physicians should nonetheless be aware of ...
Hollingshead CM, Swinkels HM, Shah SU.
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Ebola virus disease

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 ...
Denis, Malvy, Anita K, McElroy, Hilde, de Clerck, Stephan, Günther, Johan, van Griensven   +4 more
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Increased Likelihood of Detecting Ebola Virus RNA in Semen by Using Sample Pelleting

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021
Ebola virus RNA can reside for months or years in semen of survivors of Ebola virus disease and is probably associated with increased risk for cryptic sexual transmission of the virus.
Courtney M. Bozman, Mosoka Fallah, Michael C. Sneller, Catherine Freeman, Lawrence S. Fakoli, Bode I. Shobayo, Bonnie Dighero-Kemp, Cavan S. Reilly, Jens H. Kuhn, Fatorma Bolay, Elizabeth Higgs, Lisa E. Hensley   +11 more
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Recombinant Sudan virus and evaluation of humoral cross-reactivity between Ebola and Sudan virus glycoproteins after infection or rVSV-ΔG-ZEBOV-GP vaccination

Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2023
Ebola disease outbreaks are major public health events because of human-to-human transmission and high mortality. These outbreaks are most often caused by Ebola virus, but at least three related viruses can also cause the disease. In 2022, Sudan virus re-
Markus H. Kainulainen, Jessica R. Harmon, Amy N. Whitesell, Éric Bergeron, Elif Karaaslan, Caitlin M. Cossaboom, Jason H. Malenfant, Aaron Kofman, Joel M. Montgomery, Mary J. Choi, César G. Albariño, Christina F. Spiropoulou   +11 more
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Delayed Disease in Cynomolgus Macaques Exposed to Ebola Virus by an Intranasal Route

Frontiers in Immunology, 2021
Ebola virus remains a significant public health concern due to high morbidity and mortality rates during recurrent outbreaks in endemic areas. Therefore, the development of countermeasures against Ebola virus remains a high priority, and requires the ...
Sara C. Johnston, Catherine L. Wilhelmsen, Joshua Shamblin, Adrienne Kimmel, Justine Zelko, Suzanne Wollen, Arthur J. Goff   +6 more
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What did we learn from preparing for cross-border transmission of Ebola virus disease into a complex humanitarian setting – The Republic of South Sudan?

Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2020
Background Following the West Africa Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak (2013–2016), WHO developed a preparedness checklist for its member states. This checklist is currently being applied for the first time on a large and systematic scale to prepare for
Olushayo Oluseun Olu, Richard Lako, Joseph Francis Wamala, Patrick Otim Ramadan, Caroline Ryan, Ifeanyi Udenweze, Kibebu Berta, Argata Guracha Guyo, Alex Sokemawu, Michael Tukuru, Henry John Gray, Alex Chimbaru   +11 more
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