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Journal Article
|Commentary

Ebola Virus Disease in West Africa - Clinical Manifestations and Management

Chertow DS, Kleine C, Edwards JK, Scaini R, Giuliani R, Sprecher A
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Abstract
In resource-limited areas, isolation of the sick from the population at large has been the cornerstone of control of Ebola virus disease (EVD) since the virus was discovered in 1976.(1) Although this strategy by itself may be effective in controlling small outbreaks in remote settings, it has offered little hope to infected people and their families in the absence of medical care. In the current West African outbreak, infection control and clinical management efforts are necessarily being implemented on a larger scale than in any previous outbreak, and it is therefore appropriate to reassess traditional efforts at disease management. Having . . .

Countries

Liberia

Subject Area

Ebolaoutbreaksinfections, viral

Languages

English
DOI
10.1056/NEJMp1413084
Published Date
05 Nov 2014
PubMed ID
25372854
Journal
New England Journal of Medicine
Volume | Issue | Pages
Volume 371, Issue 22
Issue Date
2014-11-27
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