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Epidemiological Peculiarities of Ebola Virus Disease Epidemic, 2013-2015 in West Africa Countries
A. Yu. Popova, V. A. Safronov, M. Y. Boiro, E. V. Kouklev, O. V. Kedrova, S. K. Udovichenko, A. A. Lopatin, A. S. Razdorsky, E. B. Ezhlova, V. Yu. Smolensky, V. V. Kutyrev
Проблемы особо опасных инфекций, Vol 0, Iss 3, Pp 42-48 (2015)
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| Title | Epidemiological Peculiarities of Ebola Virus Disease Epidemic, 2013-2015 in West Africa Countries |
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| Authors | A. Yu. Popova, V. A. Safronov, M. Y. Boiro, E. V. Kouklev, O. V. Kedrova, S. K. Udovichenko, A. A. Lopatin, A. S. Razdorsky, E. B. Ezhlova, V. Yu. Smolensky, V. V. Kutyrev |
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2015
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Проблемы особо опасных инфекций, Vol 0, Iss 3, Pp 42-48 (2015)
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| Description |
Represented are the results of analysis of the on-going EVD epidemic, 2013-2015 in West Africa countries. Identified have been epidemiological peculiarities, the principal ones of which are: the scale of epidemic transmission; social factors of widespread occurrence; registration of EVD cases in the new territories of the African continent - West Africa (Guinea, Liberia, Sierra-Leone); genetic distinction between Ebola virus and the strains of the same virus, species Zaire ebolavirus, that caused previous outbreaks; prevalence of febrile syndrome over hemorrhagic; high risk of infection with EVD among the healthcare workers. Most probable carriers of Ebola virus may be fruit-bats of the three species - Hypsignathus monstrosus, Myonycteris torquata, and Epomops franqueti. Outlined are the key stages and factors of EVD epidemic development.
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article
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| Language |
Russian
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| Publisher Information |
Federal Government Health Institution, Russian Research Anti-Plague Institute “Microbe”, 2015.
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