Recrudescence of Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa, 2014–2016

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 64, Issue , 2017, Pages 90-92

  Lee, Hyojung ^a,b   Nishiura, Hiroshi ^a,b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Decision making; Ebola virus disease; Epidemic; Sexually transmitted infections; Survivors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; EBOLAVIRUS; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GUINEA; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LIBERIA; MALE; MIGRATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SIERRA LEONE; SURVIVOR; BODY FLUID; FAMILY HEALTH; MOTHER; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TRANSMISSION; VIROLOGY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA, WESTERN; BODY FLUIDS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EBOLAVIRUS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; RECURRENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, VIRAL; SURVIVORS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85031002758     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2017.09.013     Document Type: Article

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