Ebola haemorrhagic fever outbreak in Masindi District, Uganda: outbreak description and lessons learned

Ebola haemorrhagic fever outbreak in Masindi District, Uganda: outbreak description and lessons learned

BACKGROUND Ebola haemorrhagic fever (EHF) is infamous for its high case-fatality proportion (CFP) and the ease with which it spreads among contacts of the diseased. We describe the course of the EHF outbreak in Masindi, Uganda, in the year 2000, and report on response activities. METHODS We analysed surveillance records, hospital statistics, and our own observations during response activities...

Control of Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever (EHF) Outbreak in Uganda,

The Ebola virus, belonging to the family of Filoviruses was first recognized in 1976 when it caused concurrent outbreaks in Yambuku in the Demcratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and in the town of Nzara in Sudan. Both countries share borders with Uganda. A total of 425 cases and 224 deaths attributed to Ebola haemorrhagic Fever (EHF) were recorded in Uganda in 2000/01. Although there was a delayed ...

The first mile: community experience of outbreak control during an Ebola outbreak in Luwero District, Uganda

BACKGROUND A major challenge to outbreak control lies in early detection of viral haemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) in local community contexts during the critical initial stages of an epidemic, when risk of spreading is its highest ("the first mile"). In this paper we document how a major Ebola outbreak control effort in central Uganda in 2012 was experienced from the perspective of the community. We...

Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever-recent Outbreak

HISTORY ABSTRACT: Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever (EHF) is a deadly infection which has no cure till today. Treating the symptoms and supportive care are the main stay in the management of the disease. There are some treatments and vaccines in initial stage of development but, they are never tested on humans. BACKGROUND:According to New York Times recent outbreak of Ebola Hemorrhagic fever (EHF) or Ebo...

SARS outbreak and lessons learned.