Case definition for Ebola and Marburg haemorrhagic fevers: A complex challenge for epidemiologists and clinicians

New Microbiologica

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 359-367

  Pittalis, Silvia ^a   Fusco, Francesco Maria ^a   Lanini, Simone ^a   Nisii, Carla ^a   Puro, Vincenzo ^a   Lauria, Francesco Nicola ^a   Ippolito, Giuseppe ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES L SPALLANZANI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Case definition; Ebola and marburg virus outbreaks; Viral haemorrhagic fevers

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; MARBURG HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIROLOGY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANIMALS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HUMANS; MARBURG VIRUS DISEASE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

LAKE VICTORIA MARBURGVIRUS;

EID: 74249087831     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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