Reemerging Sudan Ebola Virus Disease in Uganda, 2011

Shoemaker, Trevor; MacNeil, Adam; Balinandi, Stephen; Campbell, Shelley; Wamala, Joseph Francis; McMullan, Laura K.; Downing, Robert; Lutwama, Julius; Mbidde, Edward; Ströher, Ute; Rollin, Pierre E.; Nichol, Stuart T.

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Reemerging Sudan Ebola Virus Disease in Uganda, 2011

Published Date:

Sep 2012

Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 18(9):1480-1483.

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Two large outbreaks of Ebola hemorrhagic fever occurred in Uganda in 2000 and 2007. In May 2011, we identified a single case of Sudan Ebola virus disease in Luwero District. The establishment of a permanent in-country laboratory and cooperation between international public health entities facilitated rapid outbreak response and control activities.

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Journal Article

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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Uganda

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