Ebola Outbreak in Kikwit, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Discovery and Control Measures

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RCR. Colebunders
R. Colebunders

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1 February 1999

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Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Vol. 179 (s1) , S259-S262
DOI:10.1086/514302
PMID:9988192

Abstract

The Ebola epidemic in Kikwit, Democratic Republic of the Congo, was recognized because of a nosocomial outbreak in Kikwit General Hospital. Initially,

Keywords

EBOLA VIRUS
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE
EPIDEMICS
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.)
GLOVES
PROTECTIVE
SHIGELLA INFECTIONS