Ebola hemorrhagic fever in Kikwit, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Clinical observations in 103 patients

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 179, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages

  Bwaka, Mpia A ^a,b,c,d   Bonnet, Marie José ^a,b,c,d   Calain, Philippe ^a,b,c,d   Colebunders, Robert ^a,b,c,d   De Ann, Roo ^a,b,c,d   Guimard, Yves ^a,b,c,d   Katwiki, Kasongo R ^a,b,c,d   Kibadi, Kapay ^a,b,c,d   Kipasa, Mungala A ^a,b,c,d   Kuvula, Kivudi J ^a,b,c,d   Mapanda, Bwas B ^a,b,c,d   Massamba, Matondo ^a,b,c,d   Mupapa, Kibadi D ^a,b,c,d   Muyembe Tamfum, Jean Jacques ^a,b,c,d   Ndaberey, Edouard ^a,b,c,d   Peters, Clarence J ^a,b,c,d   Rollin, Pierre E ^a,b,c,d,e   Van Den Enden, Erwin ^a,b,c,d  

^a 5ème Région Militaire ^*  (Democratic Republic Congo)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KINSHASA   (Congo)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLEEDING; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGO; CONVALESCENCE; COUGHING; EBOLA VIRUS; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEMOPTYSIS; HICCUP; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SHOCK; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VIRUS HEMORRHAGIC FEVER;

EID: 0033066194     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/514308     Document Type: Conference Paper

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