EBOLA FEVER

ebola hemorrhagic fever

context ebola hemorrhagic fever (ehf) is amongst severe and fatal viral hemorrhagic fevers. in february 2014, a strain of the ebola virus appeared in guinea and then in liberia, sierra leone, and mali. the aim of this study was to review the literature on ehf and discuss its routes of transmission and prevention. evidence acquisition we searched medical databases (pubmed, scopus) from july 1970...

Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever

Ebola haemorrhagic fever

Laboratory of Virology, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, Hamilton, MT, USA (H Feldmann MD); Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada (H Feldmann); and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch and Galveston...

Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever and Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever

media coverage when outbreaks occur. The causative organisms are found in tropical Africa and the Philippines. They belong to the Filoviridae family. Clinical presentations of the viral infections they cause share many common characteristics. At least 6 Marburg virus outbreaks and 21 Ebola virus outbreaks have been documented to date (Table 1). More outbreaks have probably occurred in remote ar...

Ebola haemorrhagic fever.

Ebola viruses are the causative agents of a severe form of viral haemorrhagic fever in man, designated Ebola haemorrhagic fever, and are endemic in regions of central Africa. The exception is the species Reston Ebola virus, which has not been associated with human disease and is found in the Philippines. Ebola virus constitutes an important local public health threat in Africa, with a worldwide...