Ebola haemorrhagic fever outbreak in Masindi District, Uganda: outbreak description and lessons learned
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Borchert, MatthiasMutyaba, Imaam
Van Kerkhove, Maria D
Lutwama, Julius
Luwaga, Henry
Bisoborwa, Geoffrey
Turyagaruka, John
Pirard, Patricia
Ndayimirije, Nestor
Roddy, Paul
Van Der Stuyft, Patrick
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Unit of Epidemiology and Disease Control, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium; Infectious Disease Epidemiology Unit, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, UK; District Directorate of Health Services, Masindi, Uganda; MRC Centre for Outbreak Analysis and Modelling, Imperial College, London, UK; Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe, Uganda; Médecins Sans Frontières, Brussels, Belgium; World Health Organisation African Region, Kampala, Uganda; Médecins Sans Frontières, Barcelona, Spain; Institute of Tropical Medicine and International Health, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Masindi District Health Office, Masindi, Uganda; MRC Centre for Outbreak Analysis and Modelling, Imperial College, London, UK; Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe, Uganda; National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Programme, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda; World Health Organization, Uganda Country Office, Kampala, Uganda; Masindi District Health Office, Masindi, Uganda; World Health Organization Liberia, Monrovia, Liberia; Médecins Sans Frontières - Spain, Barcelona, Spain; Unit of Epidemiology and Disease Control, Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp, Antwerp, BelgiumIssue Date
2011-12-28
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1471-2334ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1186/1471-2334-11-357
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