Ebola hemorrhagic fever outbreaks: strategies for effective epidemic management, containment and control
Ebola hemorrhagic fever, caused by the highly virulent RNA virus of the filoviridae family, has become one of the world's most feared pathogens. The virus induces acute fever and death, often associated with hemorrhagic symptoms in up to 90% of infected patients. The known sub-types of the viru...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-05-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867015000756 |