Rapid Confirmation of the Zaire Ebola Virus in the Outbreak of the Equateur Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Implications for Public Health Interventions.
case_report · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 29961823.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1093/cid/ciy527 and PMC identifier 6321851.
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Abstract
Ten days after the declaration of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, rapid identification of the species Zaire Ebola virus using partial gene amplification and nanopore sequencing backed up the use of the recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus-Zaire Ebola virus vaccine in the recommended ring vaccination strategy.
Medical subject headings
- Disease Outbreaks
- Ebola Vaccines
- Ebolavirus
- Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola