Clinical Features, Case Definition and Clinical Management of Ebola Virus Disease

Marta Lado*, Colin S. Brown, Naomi F. Walker, Daniel Youkee, Andy Hall, Oliver Johnson, Patrick Howlett, Hooi Ling Harrison, Felicity Fitzgerald, Natalie Mounter

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Abstract

The Ebola virus and the Marburg virus together form the family of Filoviridae. The Filoviruses are thread-like RNA viruses that cause fever and haemorrhagic complications. The Filoviruses cause severe disease in humans and non-human primates (gorillas, chimpanzees and monkeys) with an extremely high case fatality rate in humans ranging from 25 to 90% depending on the subtype and the availability of medical care.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEbola Virus Disease
Subtitle of host publicationA Manual for EVD Management
PublisherSpringer International Publishing
Pages9-17
Number of pages9
ISBN (Electronic)9783319948546
ISBN (Print)9783319948539
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2019

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