Emergence of Zaire Ebola virus disease in Guinea.
N Engl J Med
; 371(15): 1418-25, 2014 Oct 09.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24738640
ABSTRACT
In March 2014, the World Health Organization was notified of an outbreak of a communicable disease characterized by fever, severe diarrhea, vomiting, and a high fatality rate in Guinea. Virologic investigation identified Zaire ebolavirus (EBOV) as the causative agent. Full-length genome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis showed that EBOV from Guinea forms a separate clade in relationship to the known EBOV strains from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Gabon. Epidemiologic investigation linked the laboratory-confirmed cases with the presumed first fatality of the outbreak in December 2013. This study demonstrates the emergence of a new EBOV strain in Guinea.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Contexto em Saúde:
2_ODS3
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3_ND
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Surtos de Doenças
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Doença pelo Vírus Ebola
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Ebolavirus
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
N Engl J Med
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article