Selected article for: "asymptomatic infection and close contact"

Author: Reperant, Leslie A.; MacKenzie, John; Osterhaus, Albert D.M.E.
Title: Periodic global One Health threats update
  • Document date: 2015_12_4
  • ID: k7ocs5lz_23
    Snippet: The Ebola virus is a member of the Filoviridae, recognized as a virus family for close to half a century [27] . It was first identified in 1976 in the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire) and Sudan, and continued to occasionally emerge in various regions of Africa. Until 2013, they caused isolated and largely self-limiting outbreaks in humans, of up to several hundred fatal cases each. The case-fatality rate of Ebola virus infections gen.....
    Document: The Ebola virus is a member of the Filoviridae, recognized as a virus family for close to half a century [27] . It was first identified in 1976 in the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire) and Sudan, and continued to occasionally emerge in various regions of Africa. Until 2013, they caused isolated and largely self-limiting outbreaks in humans, of up to several hundred fatal cases each. The case-fatality rate of Ebola virus infections generally ranges from 50% to 90%, depending among other factors on the virus strain involved. Bats are believed to be the natural host reservoirs of Ebola and other filoviruses, and remain largely asymptomatic upon infection [28] . The viruses may spill over to other animal species, which may demonstrate high mortality rates upon infection. Infected animals that are hunted for bushmeat are considered the most likely source of zoonotic Ebola virus infections in humans. Yet, onward human-to-human transmission, via close contact with bodily fluids, contributes to the virus' further spread.

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