How severe and prevalent are Ebola and Marburg viruses? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the case fatality rates and seroprevalence

Abstract Background Ebola and Marburg virus diseases are said to occur at a low prevalence, but are very severe diseases with high lethalities. The fatality rates reported in different outbreaks ranged from 24–100%. In addition, sero-surveys conducted have shown different seropositivity for both Ebo...

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Published in:	BMC Infectious Diseases
Main Authors:	Luke Nyakarahuka, Clovice Kankya, Randi Krontveit, Benjamin Mayer, Frank N. Mwiine, Julius Lutwama, Eystein Skjerve
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2016-11-01
Subjects:	Ebola virus disease Marburg virus disease Case fatality rate Meta-analysis Systematic review Seroprevalence
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-016-2045-6