Browsing Faculty of Medicine by Journals "Emerging Infectious Diseases"

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    • Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever Associated with Novel Virus Strain, Uganda, 2007–2008 

      Wamala, Joseph F.; Lukwago, Luswa; Malimbo, Mugagga; Nguku, Patrick; Yoti, Zabulon; Musenero, Monica; Amone, Jackson; Mbabazi, William; Nanyunja, Miriam; Zaramba, Sam; Opio, Alex; Lutwama, Julius J.; Talisuna, Ambrose O.; Okware, Samuel Ikwaras (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-07)
      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 ...

    • Proportion of Deaths and Clinical Features in Bundibugyo Ebola Virus Infection, Uganda 

      MacNeil, Adam; Farnon, Eileen C.; Wamala, Joseph F.; Okware, Samuel Ikwaras; Cannon, Deborah L.; Reed, Zachary; Towner, Jonathan S.; Tappero, Jordan W.; Lutwama, Julius J.; Downing, Robert; Nichol, Stuart T.; Ksiazek, Thomas G.; Rollin, Pierre E. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-12)
      The first known Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF) outbreak caused by Bundibugyo Ebola virus occurred in Bundibugyo District, Uganda, in 2007. Fifty-six cases of EHF were laboratory confirmed. Although signs and symptoms were ...

    • Streptococcus dysgalactiae Bloodstream Infections, Norway, 1999-2021 

      Oppegaard, Oddvar; Glambek, Marte; Skutlaberg, Dag Harald; Skrede, Steinar; Sivertsen, Audun; Kittang, Bård Reiakvam (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Streptococcus dysgalactiae increasingly is recognized as a pathogen of concern for human health. However, longitudinal surveillance data describing temporal trends of S. dysgalactiae are scarce. We retrospectively identified ...