Reemerging Sudan Ebola Virus Disease in Uganda, 2011

Two large outbreaks of Ebola hemorrhagic fever occurred in Uganda in 2000 and 2007. In May 2011, we identified a single case of Sudan Ebola virus disease in Luwero District. The establishment of a permanent in-country laboratory and cooperation between international public health entities facilitate...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Shoemaker, Trevor, MacNeil, Adam, Balinandi, Stephen, Campbell, Shelley, Wamala, Joseph Francis, McMullan, Laura K., Downing, Robert, Lutwama, Julius, Mbidde, Edward, Ströher, Ute, Rollin, Pierre E., Nichol, Stuart T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3437705/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22931687
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1809.111536
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Sumario:Two large outbreaks of Ebola hemorrhagic fever occurred in Uganda in 2000 and 2007. In May 2011, we identified a single case of Sudan Ebola virus disease in Luwero District. The establishment of a permanent in-country laboratory and cooperation between international public health entities facilitated rapid outbreak response and control activities.

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