Deaths, late deaths, and role of infecting dose in Ebola virus disease in Sierra Leone: retrospective cohort study. [PDF]
, 2016 OBJECTIVES: To assess the frequency of fatal recrudescence from Ebola virus disease after discharge from treatment centres, and explore the influence of infecting dose on case fatality rates. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study.
Bangura, Mohamed S +8 more
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Uveitis and Systemic Inflammatory Markers in Convalescent Phase of Ebola Virus Disease
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2016 We report a case of probable Zaire Ebola virus–related ophthalmologic complications in a physician from the United States who contracted Ebola virus disease in Liberia.
John R. Chancellor +12 more
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A review of epidemiological parameters from Ebola outbreaks to inform early public health decision-making. [PDF]
, 2015 The unprecedented scale of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has, as of 29 April 2015, resulted in more than 10,884 deaths among 26,277 cases. Prior to the ongoing outbreak, Ebola virus disease (EVD) caused relatively small outbreaks (maximum outbreak ...
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The Ebola virus disease outbreak in Tonkolili district, Sierra Leone: a retrospective analysis of the Viral Haemorrhagic Fever surveillance system, July 2014–June 2015 [PDF]
, 2019 In Sierra Leone, the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak occurred with substantial differences between districts with someone even not affected. To monitor the epidemic, a community event-based surveillance system was set up, collecting data into the ...
Colizzi, Vittorio +7 more
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EBOLA VIRUS AND EBOLA VIRUS DISEASES
Journal of Saidu Medical College, Swat, 1969 The name of the Ebola virus which is making theheadlines today originates from the Ebola Riverin the Congo. The first time the disease appearedwas in August 1976. Patient zero was aschoolteacher who had been touring along theEbola River just days before he was identifiedwith what become known as the Ebola virus.This was the beginning of ebola viral ...
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017 BackgroundUganda has reported five (5) Ebola virus disease outbreaks and three (3) Marburg virus disease outbreaks from 2000 to 2016. Peoples' knowledge and attitude towards Ebola and Marburg virus disease impact on control and prevention measures ...
Luke Nyakarahuka +9 more
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Historical parallels, Ebola virus disease and cholera: understanding community distrust and social violence with epidemics [PDF]
, 2016 In the three West African countries most affected by the recent Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak, resistance to public health measures contributed to the startling speed and persistence of this epidemic in the region.
Cohn, Samuel, Kutalek, Ruth
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Postmortem Stability of Ebola Virus
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2015 The ongoing Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa has highlighted questions regarding stability of the virus and detection of RNA from corpses. We used Ebola virus–infected macaques to model humans who died of Ebola virus disease. Viable virus was isolated
Joseph B. Prescott +5 more
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A community-engaged infection prevention and control approach to Ebola. [PDF]
, 2015 The real missing link in Ebola control efforts to date may lie in the failure to apply core principles of health promotion: the early, active and sustained engagement of affected communities, their trusted leaders, networks and lay knowledge, to help ...
Banya, Sama S +7 more
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Remdesivir is efficacious in rhesus monkeys exposed to aerosolized Ebola virus
Scientific Reports, 2021 Efficacious therapeutics for Ebola virus disease are in great demand. Ebola virus infections mediated by mucosal exposure, and aerosolization in particular, present a novel challenge due to nontypical massive early infection of respiratory lymphoid ...
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