Ebola hemorrhagic fever outbreaks in Gabon, 1994-1997: Epidemiologic and health control issues

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 179, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages

  Georges, Alain Jean ^a,b   Leroy, Eric M ^a   Renaut, André A ^a   Benissan, Carol Tevi ^a   Nabias, René J ^a   Ngoc, Minh Trinh ^a   Obiang, Paul I ^a   Lepage, J P M ^a,c   Bertherat, Eric J ^a,d   Bénoni, David D ^a   Wickings, E Jean ^a   Amblard, Jacques P ^a,e   Lansoud Soukate, Joseph M ^a   Milleliri, J M ^a   Baize, Sylvain ^a   Georges Courbot, Marie Claude ^a,f  

^a Faculté de Médecine   (Gabon)

^b Chefferie   (France)

^c CHA   (France)

^d SERVICE DE SANTÉ DES ARMÉES   (France)

^e Ministère des Affaires Ètrangères   (France)

^f INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ANTIGEN DETECTION; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; EBOLA VIRUS; EPIDEMIC; FATALITY; FEMALE; GABON; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; VIRAL GENETICS; VIRUS HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS TYPING; YELLOW FEVER; YELLOW FEVER FLAVIVIRUS;

EID: 0033066467     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/514290     Document Type: Conference Paper

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