Outbreak of Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever Among Miners in Kamwenge and Ibanda Districts, Uganda, 2007

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作者
Adjemian, Jennifer [1 ]
Farnon, Eileen C. [2 ]
Tschioko, Florimond [3 ]
Wamala, Joseph F. [4 ]
Byaruhanga, Emmanuel [5 ]
Bwire, Godfrey S. [4 ]
Kansiime, Edgar [4 ]
Kagirita, Atek [4 ]
Ahimbisibwe, Sam [4 ]
Katunguka, F. [4 ]
Jeffs, Ben [6 ]
Lutwama, Julius J. [7 ]
Downing, Robert [8 ]
Tappero, Jordan W. [8 ]
Formenty, Pierre [9 ]
Amman, Brian [2 ]
Manning, Craig [2 ]
Towner, Jonathan [2 ]
Nichol, Stuart T. [2 ]
Rollin, Pierre E. [2 ]
机构
[1] NIAID, Lab Clin Infect Dis, NIH, Qrts 15 B-1,8 West Dr,MSC 2665, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
[2] Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Viral Special Pathogens Branch, Div High Consequence Pathogens & Pathol, Natl Ctr Emerging & Zoonot Infect Dis, Atlanta, GA USA
[3] WHO, Reg Off Africa, Brazzaville, Rep Congo
[4] Minist Hlth, Kampala, Uganda
[5] Ibanda Hosp, Ibanda, Uganda
[6] Med Sans Frontieres, Barcelona, Spain
[7] Uganda Virus Res Inst, Entebbe, Uganda
[8] Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Entebbe, Uganda
[9] WHO, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
关键词
VIRUS;
D O I
10.1093/infdis/jir312
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
Marburg hemorrhagic fever was detected among 4 miners in Ibanda District, Uganda, from June through September, 2007. Infection was likely acquired through exposure to bats or bat secretions in a mine in Kamwenge District, Uganda, and possibly human-to-human transmission between some patients. We describe the epidemiologic investigation and the health education response.
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