Newly discovered ebola virus associated with hemorrhagic fever outbreak in Uganda.

Over the past 30 years, Zaire and Sudan ebolaviruses have been responsible for large hemorrhagic fever (HF) outbreaks with case fatalities ranging from 53% to 90%, while a third species, Côte d'Ivoire ebolavirus, caused a single non-fatal HF case. In November 2007, HF cases were reported in Bun...

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Main Authors: Jonathan S Towner, Tara K Sealy, Marina L Khristova, César G Albariño, Sean Conlan, Serena A Reeder, Phenix-Lan Quan, W Ian Lipkin, Robert Downing, Jordan W Tappero, Samuel Okware, Julius Lutwama, Barnabas Bakamutumaho, John Kayiwa, James A Comer, Pierre E Rollin, Thomas G Ksiazek, Stuart T Nichol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-11-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/19023410/?tool=EBI