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Factors Associated with Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever: [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Background. Reliable on-site polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing for Marburg hemorrhagic fever (MHF) is not always available. Therefore, clinicians triage patients on the basis of presenting symptoms and contact history.
Bengi Moco Henrique   +12 more
core   +2 more sources

Predicting the extinction of Ebola spreading in Liberia due to mitigation strategies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The Ebola virus is spreading throughout West Africa and is causing thousands of deaths. In order to quantify the effectiveness of different strategies for controlling the spread, we develop a mathematical model in which the propagation of the Ebola virus
Braunstein, L. A.   +3 more
core   +5 more sources

Ebola hemorrhagic fever outbreaks: strategies for effective epidemic management, containment and control

open access: yesBrazilian 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
doaj   +1 more source

Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern; a Review Article

open access: yesArchives 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
doaj   +1 more source

Awareness of Ebola Virus Disease among the Medical and Non-medical Personnel in Lahore

open access: yesRADS 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
doaj   +1 more source

Marburg hemorrhagic fever in Durba and Watsa, Democratic Republic of the Congo: clinical documentation, features of illness, and treatment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
The objective of the present study was to describe day of onset and duration of symptoms of Marburg hemorrhagic fever (MHF), to summarize the treatments applied, and to assess the quality of clinical documentation. Surveillance and clinical records of 77
Antoine Tshomba   +20 more
core   +2 more sources

Perspectives on West Africa Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak, 2013–2016

open access: yesEmerging 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
doaj   +1 more source

World Health Organization High Priority Pathogens: Ophthalmic Disease Findings and Vision Health Perspectives

open access: yesPathogens, 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
doaj   +1 more source

Proportion of Deaths and Clinical Features in Bundibugyo Ebola Virus Infection, Uganda

open access: yesEmerging 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.
Adam MacNeil   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ebola Virus Infection [PDF]

open access: yesMediterranean Journal of Infection, Microbes and Antimicrobials, 2014
Ebola virus is one of the cause of viral hemorrhagic fever with high mortality rate. This recent West African outbreak is the largest Ebola outbreak in history. The current Ebola outbreak is caused by Zaire Ebola virus species. Ebola virus disease can be
İlkay BOZKURT, Hakan LEBLEBİCİOĞLU
doaj   +1 more source

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