DR Congo Ebola virus treatment centres attacked
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Ebola Virus Disease, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2014
During July-November 2014, the Democratic Republic of the Congo underwent its seventh Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak. The etiologic agent was Zaire Ebola virus; 66 cases were reported (overall case-fatality rate 74.2%). Through a retrospective observational study of confirmed EVD in 25 patients admitted to either of 2 Ebola treatment centers, we described clinical features and investigated ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Lancet
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0140-6736
DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(19)30576-8