Ebola hemorrhagic fever associated with novel virus strain, Uganda, 2007-2008

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1087-1092

  Wamala, Joseph F ^a   Lukwago, Luswa ^a   Malimbo, Mugagga ^a   Nguku, Patrick ^c   Yoti, Zabulon ^b   Musenero, Monica ^a   Amone, Jackson ^a   Mbabazi, William ^b   Nanyunja, Miriam ^b   Zaramba, Sam ^a   Opio, Alex ^a   Lutwama, Julius J ^a   Talisuna, Ambrose O ^a   Okware, Sam I ^a  

^a Ministry of Heath   (Uganda)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c African Field Epidemiology Network Secretariat ^*  (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BUNDIBUGYO EBOLAVIRUS; CADAVER; CASE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; EBOLA VIRUS; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; UGANDA; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; TIME; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EBOLAVIRUS; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UGANDA;

EID: 77954454249     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1607.091525     Document Type: Article

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