Proportion of Deaths and Clinical Features in Bundibugyo Ebola Virus Infection, Uganda

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  MacNeil, Adam ; Farnon, Eileen C. ; Wamala, Joseph ; Okware, Sam ; Cannon, Deborah L. ; Reed, Zachary ; Towner, Jonathan S. ; Tappero, Jordan W. ; Lutwama, Julius ; Downing, Robert ; Nichol, Stuart T. ; Ksiazek, Thomas G. ; Rollin, Pierre E.
• Description:
  The first known Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF) outbreak caused by Bundibugyo Ebola virus occurred in Bundibugyo District, Uganda, in 2007. Fifty-six cases of EHF were laboratory confirmed. Although signs and symptoms were largely nonspecific and similar to those of EHF outbreaks caused by Zaire and Sudan Ebola viruses, proportion of deaths among those infected was lower (≈40%).
• Subjects:
  Adult Aged Diarrhea Disease Outbreaks Fatigue Female Fever Headache Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola Humans Male Middle Aged

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 16(12):1969-1972.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Uganda
• Volume:
  16
• Issue:
  12
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:d3441082f83e1d2432e52f4056abc92734e7426ff793ed68f51f7df0aa7cd146
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/24267/cdc_24267_DS1.pdf
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