Ebola virus disease: Rapid diagnosis and timely case reporting are critical to the early response for outbreak control

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 438-440

  Stamm, Lola V ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL AFRICA; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; EBOLAVIRUS; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; NONHUMAN; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; AFRICA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; PROCEDURES; TIME; TRANSMISSION;

AFRICA, WESTERN; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EBOLAVIRUS; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HUMANS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84941633153     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: 14761645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0229     Document Type: Review

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