[Ebola virus disease: Update]. / Enfermedad por virus ebola: actualización.
Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin
; 34(7): 452-60, 2016.
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em Es
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26774254
ABSTRACT
The first known Ebola outbreak occurred in 1976. Since then, 24 limited outbreaks had been reported in Central Africa, but never affecting more than 425 persons. The current outbreak in Western Africa is the largest in history with 28,220 reported cases and 11,291 deaths. The magnitude of the epidemic has caused worldwide alarm. For the first time, evacuated patients were treated outside Africa, and secondary cases have occurred in Spain and the United States. Since the start of the current epidemic, our knowledge about the epidemiology, clinical picture, laboratory findings, and virology of Ebola virus disease has considerably expanded. For the first time, experimental treatment has been tried, and there have been spectacular advances in vaccine development. A review is presented of these advances in the knowledge of Ebola virus disease.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Surtos de Doenças
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Doença pelo Vírus Ebola
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Ebolavirus
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
País como assunto:
Africa
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America do norte
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Europa
Idioma:
Es
Ano de publicação:
2016
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Article