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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Main Authors: Widaliz Vega-Rodriguez, Hinh Ly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2023-12-01
Series:Virulence
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21505594.2023.2176980
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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
title_fullStr Emergence of deadly viral haemorrhagic fever disease outbreaks in West Africa
title_full_unstemmed Emergence of deadly viral haemorrhagic fever disease outbreaks in West Africa
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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