Clinical manifestations and case management of Ebola haemorrhagic fever caused by a newly identified virus strain, Bundibugyo, Uganda, 2007-2008.

Clinical manifestations and case management of Ebola haemorrhagic fever caused by a newly identified virus strain, Bundibugyo, Uganda, 2007-2008.

A confirmed Ebola haemorrhagic fever (EHF) outbreak in Bundibugyo, Uganda, November 2007-February 2008, was caused by a putative new species (Bundibugyo ebolavirus). It included 93 putative cases, 56 laboratory-confirmed cases, and 37 deaths (CFR = 25%). Study objectives are to describe clinical man...

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Main Authors: Paul Roddy, Natasha Howard, Maria D Van Kerkhove, Julius Lutwama, Joseph Wamala, Zabulon Yoti, Robert Colebunders, Pedro Pablo Palma, Esther Sterk, Benjamin Jeffs, Michel Van Herp, Matthias Borchert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3532309?pdf=render

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