Aeromedical Evacuation of Patients with Hemorrhagic Fevers: The Experience of Italian Air Force Aeromedical Isolation Team
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Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com J Hum Virol Retrovirol (2015), 2(5): 00058 Abbreviations: EVD: Ebola Virus Disease; AE: Aeromedical Evacuation; HIDs: Highly Contagious Infectious Diseases; AIT: Aeromedical Isolation Team; ATI: Air Transport Isolators; MERS: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome; AFB: Air Force Base; NGO: Non Governmental Organization; USAMRIID: USA Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases; MERS: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome; BSL4: Bio-Safety Level 4; INMI: National Institute for Infectious Diseases; SARS: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
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