dc.contributor.author | Wamala, Joseph F. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Lukwago, Luswa | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Malimbo, Mugagga | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Nguku, Patrick | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Yoti, Zabulon | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Musenero, Monica | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Amone, Jackson | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Mbabazi, William | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Nanyunja, Miriam | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Zaramba, Sam | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Opio, Alex | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Lutwama, Julius J. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Talisuna, Ambrose O. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Okware, Samuel Ikwaras | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-01-22T13:29:23Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-01-22T13:29:23Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2010-07 | eng |
dc.identifier.issn | 1080-6059 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1080-6040 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1956/9237 | |
dc.description.abstract | During August 2007–February 2008, the novel Bundibugyo ebolavirus species was identified during an outbreak of Ebola viral hemorrhagic fever in Bundibugyo district, western Uganda. To characterize the outbreak as a requisite for determining response, we instituted a caseseries investigation. We identified 192 suspected cases, of which 42 (22%) were laboratory positive for the novel species; 74 (38%) were probable, and 77 (40%) were negative. Laboratory confirmation lagged behind outbreak verification by 3 months. Bundibugyo ebolavirus was less fatal (casefatality rate 34%) than Ebola viruses that had caused previous outbreaks in the region, and most transmission was associated with handling of dead persons without appropriate protection (adjusted odds ratio 3.83, 95% confidence interval 1.78–8.23). Our study highlights the need for maintaining a high index of suspicion for viral hemorrhagic fevers among healthcare workers, building local capacity for laboratory confi rmation of viral hemorrhagic fevers, and institutionalizing standard precautions. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | eng |
dc.publisher | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | eng |
dc.relation.ispartof | <a href="http://hdl.handle.net/1956/9239" target="blank">Three ebola outbreaks in Uganda 2000-2011</a> | eng |
dc.title | Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever Associated with Novel Virus Strain, Uganda, 2007–2008 | en_US |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.description.version | publishedVersion | en_US |
dc.rights.holder | Emerging Infectious Diseases is published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a U.S. Government agency. Therefore, all materials published in Emerging Infectious Diseases are in the public domain and can be used without permission. Proper citation, however, is required. | |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1607.091525 | |
dc.source.journal | Emerging Infectious Diseases | |
dc.source.40 | 16 | |
dc.source.14 | 7 | |
dc.source.pagenumber | 1087-1092 | |