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7 4 Occurred in the Luweero and Kampala districts of Uganda in November and December 2012 [95] 2015 Philippines: RESTV 0 0 On 6 September 2015, the Philippine health secretary reported an outbreak of RESTV in a primate research and breeding facility. Twenty-five workers subsequently tested negative for the virus. [96] 2017 DRC: EBOV 8 4
Ebola, also known as Ebola virus disease (EVD) and Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF), is a viral hemorrhagic fever in humans and other primates, caused by ebolaviruses. [1] Symptoms typically start anywhere between two days and three weeks after infection. [3] The first symptoms are usually fever, sore throat, muscle pain, and headaches. [1]
Orthoebolavirus zairense [1] or Zaire ebolavirus, more commonly known as Ebola virus (/ i ˈ b oʊ l ə, ɪ-/; EBOV), is one of six known species within the genus Ebolavirus. [2] Four of the six known ebolaviruses, including EBOV, cause a severe and often fatal hemorrhagic fever in humans and other mammals, known as Ebola virus disease (EVD).
By RYAN GORMAN Growing concerns about a possible Ebola outbreak in Mali have at least one expert concerned many more people will die from the deadly disease than previously thought. More than ...
State officials and infectious diseases experts told doctors to be on the lookout for symptoms consistent with Ebola virus infection among people who have traveled recently to Uganda.
Stating that "the Ebola outbreak has decimated families, health systems, economies, and social structures", the WHO called the aftermath of the epidemic "an emergency within an emergency." [327] [328] On 22 January, the WHO issued Clinical Care for Survivors of Ebola Virus Disease: Interim Guidance. The guidance covers specific issues like ...
Phylogenetic tree comparing ebolaviruses and marburgviruses. Numbers indicate percent confidence of branches. The genus Ebolavirus (/ i ˈ b oʊ l ə / - or / ə ˈ b oʊ l ə ˌ v aɪ r ə s /; ee-BOH-lə- or ə-BOH-lə-VY-rəs) [1] [2] [3] is a virological taxon included in the family Filoviridae (filament-shaped viruses), order Mononegavirales. [3]
The Philippines is typically struck by multiple storms every year but not at this rapid pace. Submerged homes at a village in Ilagan, Isabela province on Nov. 18, due to continuous heavy rains ...