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Repeated outbreaks of viral hemorrhagic fevers in Uganda.
BACKGROUND Since the year 2000, Uganda has experienced repeated outbreaks of viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHF). Ebola VHF outbreak occurred in the districts of Gulu in 2000, Bundibugyo, 2007, Luwero, 2011, Kibaale in July 2012, Luwero in November 2012 ...
A. Mbonye +5 more
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Viral Hyperparasitism in Bat Ectoparasites: Implications for Pathogen Maintenance and Transmission
Humans continue to encroach on the habitats of wild animals, potentially bringing different species into contact that would not typically encounter each other under natural circumstances, and forcing them into stressful, suboptimal conditions.
Alexander Tendu +3 more
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Hospital-Based Surveillance for Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers and Hepatitides in Ghana
Background Viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHF) are acute diseases associated with bleeding, organ failure, and shock. VHF may hardly be distinguished clinically from other diseases in the African hospital, including viral hepatitis.
J. Bonney +11 more
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A review of epidemiological parameters from Ebola outbreaks to inform early public health decision-making. [PDF]
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 ...
Bento, AI +4 more
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Adenovirus infection in pediatric liver transplant recipients [PDF]
A retrospective review of adenoviral infection in pediatric liver transplant recipients was done at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh to define its epidemiology and clinical importance.
Green, M +3 more
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Panmicrobial oligonucleotide array for diagnosis of infectious diseases [PDF]
To facilitate rapid, unbiased, differential diagnosis of infectious diseases, we designed GreeneChipPm, a panmicrobial microarray comprising 29,455 sixty-mer oligonucleotide probes for vertebrate viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites.
Briese, Thomas +23 more
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Surveillance of Rift Valley Fever in Iran between 2001 and 2011
Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is an acute zoonotic viral disease that mostly affects ruminants with an occasional spillover as human infection. Following the outbreak of RVF in Saudi Arabia in 2000, surveillance of both animal and human population in ...
Sadegh CHINIKAR +6 more
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Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging tick-borne infectious disease caused by Dabie bandavirus (formerly SFTS virus, SFTSV). Its manifestations during the convalescent phase have not been widely described.
Kohei Kanda +11 more
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Mapping the zoonotic niche of Marburg virus disease in Africa. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Marburg virus disease (MVD) describes a viral haemorrhagic fever responsible for a number of outbreaks across eastern and southern Africa. It is a zoonotic disease, with the Egyptian rousette (Rousettus aegyptiacus) identified as a reservoir ...
Brady, Oliver J +7 more
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Compendium: Management of Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (Viral Fever), Involving Its Pathogenesis
The term "Viral Hemorrhagic Fever" (VHF) describes a severe feverish sickness characterized by aberrant vascular control, vascular damage, and hemorrhagic symptoms. Multiple viruses belonging to distinct families are the cause of this illness.
Yash Srivastav +4 more
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