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

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>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...

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Main Authors: Borchert Matthias, Mutyaba Imaam, Van Kerkhove Maria D, Lutwama Julius, Luwaga Henry, Bisoborwa Geoffrey, Turyagaruka John, Pirard Patricia, Ndayimirije Nestor, Roddy Paul, Van Der Stuyft Patrick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-12-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/357

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