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Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern; a Review Article
Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine, 2018 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.
Saeed Safari +4 more
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Plant phenology supports the multi-emergence hypothesis for ebola spillover events [PDF]
, 2017 Ebola virus disease outbreaks in animals (including humans and great apes) start with sporadic host switches from unknown reservoir species. The factors leading to such spillover events are little explored.
Douglas, Noah E. +6 more
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Community-based Crisis Response: Evidence from Sierra Leone’s Ebola Outbreak [PDF]
, 2020 Postmortems on the recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa suggest that effective community engagement helped slow transmission by encouraging people to come forward and be tested.
Christensen, Darin +4 more
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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 ...
Gerald Amandu Matua +2 more
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Awareness of Ebola Virus Disease among the Medical and Non-medical Personnel in Lahore
RADS Journal of Biological Research & Applied Science, 2022 Background: Ebola hemorrhagic fever, also called Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), is caused by a member of Filoviridae family known as Ebola Virus (EBOV).
Waqas Iftikhar +5 more
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Presence and persistence of Ebola or Marburg virus in patients and survivors: A rapid systematic review [PDF]
, 2016 Background: The 2013-15 Ebola outbreak was unprecedented due to sustainedtransmission within urban environments and thousands of survivors. In 2014 the World Health Organization stated that there was insufficient evidence to give definitive guidance ...
Brainard, Julii +4 more
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Perspectives on West Africa Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak, 2013–2016
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2016 The variety of factors that contributed to the initial undetected spread of Ebola virus disease in West Africa during 2013–2016 and the difficulty controlling the outbreak once the etiology was identified highlight priorities for disease prevention ...
Jessica R. Spengler +4 more
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Pathogens, 2021 Recent Ebola epidemics, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and emerging infectious disease threats have highlighted the importance of global infectious diseases and responses to public health emergencies.
Sanjana Kuthyar +4 more
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The Silent Risk of Sudan Virus: A Review Addressing Global Health Vulnerabilities. [PDF]
Health Sci RepABSTRACT Background and Aim Sudan Virus Disease (SVD) is a deadly hemorrhagic fever caused by the Sudan virus, first discovered in Sudan in 1976. This disease has been linked to several outbreaks in sub‐Saharan Africa, particularly in Uganda. The high fatality rate of SVD, ranging from 41% to 70%, emphasizes the critical need for effective preventive ...
Dewan SMR, Khan SA.
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Proportion of Deaths and Clinical Features in Bundibugyo Ebola Virus Infection, Uganda
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2010 The first known Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF) outbreak caused by Bundibugyo Ebola virus occurred in Bundibugyo District, Uganda, in 2007. Fifty-six cases of EHF were laboratory confirmed.
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