Emergence of deadly viral haemorrhagic fever disease outbreaks in West Africa
Recent viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) disease outbreaks caused by Ebola virus (EBOV) and Marburg virus (MARV) in West Africa are unique and alarming. The intents of this editorial are to highlight what is known about these viruses and the disease outbreaks that they cause in the African continent and...
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| description | Recent viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) disease outbreaks caused by Ebola virus (EBOV) and Marburg virus (MARV) in West Africa are unique and alarming. The intents of this editorial are to highlight what is known about these viruses and the disease outbreaks that they cause in the African continent and elsewhere and to raise awareness of a related virus called Lassa virus (LASV) that causes endemic viral hemorrhagic fever infections and frequent outbreaks in West Africa. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-89df013e08334b64a1c2ce3f8af719dd2025-08-20T03:27:36ZengTaylor & Francis GroupVirulence2150-55942150-56082023-12-0114110.1080/21505594.2023.2176980Emergence of deadly viral haemorrhagic fever disease outbreaks in West AfricaWidaliz Vega-Rodriguez0Hinh Ly1Department of Veterinary & Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, St Paul, MN, USADepartment of Veterinary & Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, St Paul, MN, USARecent viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) disease outbreaks caused by Ebola virus (EBOV) and Marburg virus (MARV) in West Africa are unique and alarming. The intents of this editorial are to highlight what is known about these viruses and the disease outbreaks that they cause in the African continent and elsewhere and to raise awareness of a related virus called Lassa virus (LASV) that causes endemic viral hemorrhagic fever infections and frequent outbreaks in West Africa.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21505594.2023.2176980Ebola virusMarburg virusLassa virusviral disease outbreaksWest Africaviral hemorrhagic fevers |
| spellingShingle | Widaliz Vega-Rodriguez Hinh Ly Emergence of deadly viral haemorrhagic fever disease outbreaks in West Africa Virulence Ebola virus Marburg virus Lassa virus viral disease outbreaks West Africa viral hemorrhagic fevers |
| title | Emergence of deadly viral haemorrhagic fever disease outbreaks in West Africa |
| title_full | Emergence of deadly viral haemorrhagic fever disease outbreaks in West Africa |
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| title_short | Emergence of deadly viral haemorrhagic fever disease outbreaks in West Africa |
| title_sort | emergence of deadly viral haemorrhagic fever disease outbreaks in west africa |
| topic | Ebola virus Marburg virus Lassa virus viral disease outbreaks West Africa viral hemorrhagic fevers |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21505594.2023.2176980 |
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