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Decreased peripheral health service utilisation during an outbreak of Marburg haemorrhagic fever, Uíge, Angola, 2005 | Journal Article / Research | MSF Science Portal
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Decreased peripheral health service utilisation during an outbreak of Marburg haemorrhagic fever, Uíge, Angola, 2005

Roddy P, Marchiol A, Jeffs B, Palma PP, Bernal O, de la Rosa O, Borchert M
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Abstract
In 2005, a Marburg haemorrhagic fever (MHF) outbreak occurred in Uíge province, Angola, which had its epicentre in Uíge municipality. Concurrently, a health facility located a considerable distance from the outbreak's epicentre reported a drastic reduction in attendance, possibly due to a remote effect of the ongoing MHF outbreak. Health officials should devise strategies to ensure that communities far from a filovirus haemorrhagic fever epicentre are not adversely affected by interventions at the epicentre and, to the greatest extent possible, ensure that these peripheral communities receive essential medical care during an epidemic.

Countries

Angola

Subject Area

outbreaks

Languages

English
DOI
10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.09.001
Published Date
04 Oct 2008
PubMed ID
18838150
Journal
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume | Issue | Pages
Volume 103, Issue 2
Issue Date
2009-02-01
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