Epidemiology of ebolavirus disease (EVD) and occupational EVD in health care workers in Sub-Saharan Africa: Need for strengthened public health preparedness

Ebolavirus disease (EVD) is a severe contagious disease in humans, and health care workers (HCW) are at risk of infection when caring for EVD patients. This paper highlights the epidemiologic profile of EVD and its impact on the health care workforce in Africa. A documentary study was conducted whic...

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Autores principales: Ngatu, Nlandu Roger, Kayembe, Ntumba Jean-Marie, Phillips, Elayne Kornblatt, Okech-Ojony, Joa, Patou-Musumari, Masika, Gaspard-Kibukusa, Mukunda, Madone-Mandina, Ndona, Godefroid-Mayala, Mabasi, Mutaawe, Lubogo, Manzengo, Casimir, Roger-Wumba, Dimosi, Nojima, Sayumi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5602796/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28416172
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.je.2016.09.010

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5602796/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28416172
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.je.2016.09.010

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