New England Journal of Medicine · 2005 · 50 citations · 0 references
Veterinary MedicineInfectious DiseasesMicrobiologyEmerging Infectious DiseasesOutbreak InvestigationVirologyAnimal Infectious DiseasesArboviral DiseasesOutbreak ManagementViral Hemorrhagic FeversViral InfectionsBlood-borne VirusesHemorrhagic ManifestationsHemorrhagic Viral DiseaseHemorrhagic Viral FeversInfectious Disease FindingsMarburg Virus DiseaseViral Outbreak Investigation
On March 21, the CDC confirmed the presence of Marburg virus in 9 of 12 samples of tissue and blood from Angola. Dr. Nestor Ndayimirije and Mary Kay Kindhauser discuss how the features of Marburg hemorrhagic fever and the conditions in Angola have made the response that followed an extreme test of the national and international capacity to hold a dangerous emerging disease at bay.