Emerging Filoviral Disease in Uganda: Proposed Explanations and Research Directions

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• Alternative Title:
  Am J Trop Med Hyg
• Personal Author:
  Polonsky, Jonathan A. ; Wamala, Joseph F. ; de Clerck, Hilde ; Van Herp, Michel ; Sprecher, Armand ; Porten, Klaudia ; Shoemaker, Trevor
• Description:
  Outbreaks of Ebola and Marburg virus diseases have recently increased in frequency in Uganda. This increase is probably caused by a combination of improved surveillance and laboratory capacity, increased contact between humans and the natural reservoir of the viruses, and fluctuations in viral load and prevalence within this reservoir. The roles of these proposed explanations must be investigated in order to guide appropriate responses to the changing epidemiological profile. Other African settings in which multiple filoviral outbreaks have occurred could also benefit from such information.
• Subjects:
  Animals Chiroptera Disease Outbreaks Ebolavirus Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola Host-Pathogen Interactions Humans Marburgvirus Marburg Virus Disease Prevalence Viral Load

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• Source:
  Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014; 90(5):790-793.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Uganda
• Volume:
  90
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:efb103e0005fd7c64bac4da9b5908d084ce0ee8d85d7397e3903694359661473
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/27396/cdc_27396_DS1.pdf
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