We made a full report to the International Commission about our preliminary conclusions and our sketch of a hypothetical epidemiological curve (Ebola
Haemorrhagic Fever in Zaire.
Those were the words of Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni after announcing on 28 July that there were cases of Ebola
haemorrhagic fever in the capital, Kampala.
Surveillance on Lassa fever and Acute
Haemorrhagic Fevers in general (using case definitions) should be enhanced.
Not exact matches
Lassa
fever is an Acute Viral Haemorrhagic Fever illness which is endemic in the West Af
fever is an Acute Viral
Haemorrhagic Fever illness which is endemic in the West Af
Fever illness which is endemic
in the West Africa.
In October 2017, Reuters quoted a study conducted by the Lancet Medical journal which warned that West Africa was most at risk of fatal
haemorrhagic fever epidemics, including lassa
fever and Ebola and called for greater preparedness to save lives.
One person has been confirmed dead
in Accra from Lassa
fever, an acute viral
haemorrhagic illness.
Made into a permanent programme
in 2009, it set out to sequence the genomes of potential bioterror agents, explore new drug technologies and develop «broad - spectrum» therapies that would work against multiple bacterial and viral pathogens — especially
haemorrhagic fever viruses such as Ebola and Marburg.
But he has cut others, such as a five - year, $ 24.7 - million contract awarded
in 2008 to Peregrine Pharmaceuticals of Tustin, California, to find antibodies against
haemorrhagic fevers.
Hantavirus infection (
In Brief, 10 April), also known as
haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome, is far more widespread than the urban areas of the US.
Also, given the recent concern over Lassa
fever in Nigeria, which can cause symptoms easy to confuse with Ebola, West African medical systems need to develop a robust and reliable protocol for differential diagnosis of
haemorrhagic fevers and other severe
fevers involving gastrointestinal symptoms.
Boke had reported no Ebola cases for months and then reported six cases within a fortnight
in May, resulting
in a list of more than 230 people deemed at risk of catching the
haemorrhagic fever, according to the World Health Organization.»
Dengue
haemorrhagic fever (DHF) and Dengue Shock Syndrome (DSS) are potentially lethal complications, particularly
in children, and early clinical diagnosis and careful clinical management by experienced physicians and nurses is necessary to reduce the number of fatalities.