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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,  et al.
2008-10-04 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2008-10-04 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
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 considerab...
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Marburg hemorrhagic fever in Durba and Watsa, Democratic Republic of the Congo: clinical documentation, features of illness, and treatment

Colebunders R, Tshomba A, Van Kerkhove MD, Bausch DG, Campbell P,  et al.
2007-11-15 • Journal of Infectious Diseases
2007-11-15 • Journal of Infectious Diseases
The objective of the present study was to describe day of onset and duration of symptoms of Marburg hemorrhagic fever (MHF), to summarize the treatments applied, and to assess the qualit...

Ebola haemorrhagic fever outbreak in Masindi district, Uganda: outbreak description and lessons learned

Borchert M, Mutyaba I, Van Kerkhove MD, Lutwama J, Luwaga H,  et al.
2011-12-28 • BMC Infectious Diseases
2011-12-28 • BMC Infectious Diseases
BACKGROUND
Ebola haemorrhagic fever (EHF) is infamous for its high case-fatality proportion (CFP) and the ease with which it spreads among contacts of the diseased. We describe the c...

The Medecins Sans Frontieres intervention in the Marburg hemorrhagic fever epidemic, Uige, Angola, 2005. II. lessons learned in the community

Roddy P, Weatherill D, Jeffs B, Abaakouk Z, Dorion C,  et al.
2007-11-15 • Journal of Infectious Diseases
2007-11-15 • Journal of Infectious Diseases
From 27 March 2005 onwards, the independent humanitarian medical aid agency Medecins Sans Frontieres, together with the World Health Organization, the Angolan Ministry of Health, and oth...

Losing women along the path to safe motherhood: why is there such a gap between women’s use of antenatal care and skilled birth attendance? A mixed methods study in northern Uganda

Anastasi E, Borchert M, Campbell O, Sondorp E, Kaducu F,  et al.
2015-11-04 • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
2015-11-04 • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
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Thousands of women and newborns still die preventable deaths from pregnancy and childbirth-related complications in poor settings. Delivery with a skilled birth attendant ...

Clinical Manifestations and Case Management of Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever caused by a newly identified virus strain, Bundibugyo, Uganda, 2007-2008

Roddy P, Howard N, Van Kerkhove MD, Lutwama J, Wamala JF,  et al.
2012-12-28 • PLOS One
2012-12-28 • PLOS One
A confirmed Ebola haemorrhagic fever (EHF) outbreak in Bundibugyo, Uganda, November 2007-February 2008, was caused by a putative new species (Bundibugyo ebolavirus). It included 93 putat...

Filovirus hemorrhagic fever outbreak case management: a review of current and future treatment options

Roddy P, Colebunders R, Jeffs B, Palma PP, Van Herp M,  et al.
2011-11-01 • Journal of Infectious Diseases
2011-11-01 • Journal of Infectious Diseases
Testing an innovative therapy for filovirus hemorrhagic fever (FHF) in an outbreak setting may be years away. Moreover, beyond anecdotal evidence, little is known about best practice for...

Viewpoint: filovirus haemorrhagic fever outbreaks: much ado about nothing?

Borchert M
2000-05-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2000-05-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
The recent outbreak of Marburg haemorrhagic fever in the Democratic Republic of Congo has put the filovirus threat back on the international health agenda. This paper gives an overview o...

Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in Isiro, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2012: Signs and Symptoms, Management and Outcomes

Kratz T, Roddy P, Tshomba A, Jeffs B, Pou Ciruelo D,  et al.
2015-06-24 • PLOS One
2015-06-24 • PLOS One
Data collected during the 2012 Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo were analysed for clinical signs, symptoms and case fatality of EVD caused by Bu...

Infection control during filoviral hemorrhagic fever outbreaks: preferences of community members and health workers in Masindi, Uganda

Raabe VN, Mutyaba I, Roddy P, Lutwama J, Geissler W,  et al.
2010-01-01 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2010-01-01 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Interviews were conducted with health workers and community members in Masindi, Uganda on improving the acceptability of infection control measures used during an Ebola outbreak. Measure...