Emerging Filoviral Disease in Uganda: Proposed Explanations and Research Directions
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Polonsky, Jonathan AWamala, Joseph F
de Clerck, Hilde
Van Herp, Michel
Sprecher, Armand
Porten, Klaudia
Shoemaker, Trevor
Issue Date
2014-02-10
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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 in this reservoir. The roles of these proposed explanations must be investigated 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.PubMed ID
24515940Additional Links
http://www.ajtmh.orgLanguage
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1476-1645ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.4269/ajtmh.13-0374
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