Isolated Case of Marburg Virus Disease, Kampala, Uganda, 2014

Overview

Journal Emerg Infect Dis

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2017 May 19

PMID 28518032

Citations 21

Authors

Luke Nyakarahuka

Joseph Ojwang

Alex Tumusiime

Stephen Balinandi

Shannon Whitmer

Simon Kyazze

Sam Kasozi

Milton Wetaka

Issa Makumbi

Melissa Dahlke

Jeff Borchert

Julius Lutwama

Ute Stroher

Pierre E Rollin

Stuart T Nichol

Trevor R Shoemaker

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Abstract

In September 2014, a single fatal case of Marburg virus was identified in a healthcare worker in Kampala, Uganda. The source of infection was not identified, and no secondary cases were identified. We describe the rapid identification, laboratory diagnosis, and case investigation of the third Marburg virus outbreak in Uganda.

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