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    Organisation of Health Care During an Outbreak of Marburg Haemorrhagic Fever in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 1999.

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    Authors
    Colebunders, R
    Sleurs, H
    Pirard, P
    Borchert, M
    Libande, M
    Mustin, J P
    Tshomba, A
    Kinuani, L
    Olinda, L A
    Tshioko, F
    Muyembe-Tamfum, J J
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    Affiliation
    Médecins sans Frontières, Dupréstraat 94, B-1090 Brussel, Belgium. bcoleb@itg.be
    Issue Date
    2004-05
    
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    Journal
    The Journal of Infection
    Abstract
    Organising health care was one of the tasks of the International Scientific and Technical Committee during the 1998-1999 outbreak in Durba/Watsa, in the north-eastern province (Province Orientale), Democratic Republic of Congo. With the logistical support of Médecins sans Frontières (MSF), two isolation units were created: one at the Durba Reference Health Centre and the other at the Okimo Hospital in Watsa. Between May 6th, the day the isolation unit was installed and May 19th, 15 patients were admitted to the Durba Health Centre. In only four of them were the diagnosis of Marburg haemorrhagic fever (MHF) confirmed by laboratory examination. Protective equipment was distributed to health care workers and family members caring for patients. Information about MHF, modes of transmission and the use of barrier nursing techniques was provided to health care workers and sterilisation procedures were reviewed. In contrast to Ebola outbreaks, there was little panic among health care workers and the general public in Durba and all health services remained operational.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10144/19293
    DOI
    10.1016/S0163-4453(03)00122-1
    PubMed ID
    15066337
    Additional Links
    http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01634453
    Language
    en
    ISSN
    0163-4453
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1016/S0163-4453(03)00122-1
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