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Outbreaks of filovirus hemorrhagic fever: Time to refocus on the patient

  1. Author:
    Bausch, D. G.
    Feldmann, H.
    Geisbert, T. W.
    Bray, M.
    Sprecher, A. G.
    Boumandouki, P.
    Rollin, P. E.
    Roth, C.
    Winnipeg Filovirus Clin Work, G.

  2. Author Address

    Tulane Sch Publ Hlth & Trop Med, Dept Trop Med, New Orleans, LA 70112 USA. USA, Med Res Inst Infect Dis, Ft Detrick, MD 21702 USA. NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA. Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Atlanta, GA USA. Univ Manitoba, Dept Med Microbiol, Winnipeg, MB, Canada. Med Sans Frontieres, Brussels, Belgium. Minist Hlth Populat, Brazzaville, Congo. WHO, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland.;Bausch, DG, Tulane Sch Publ Hlth & Trop Med, Dept Trop Med, 1430 Tulane Ave, New Orleans, LA 70112 USA.;dbausch@tulane.edu
    1. Year: 2007
    2. Date: Nov
  2. Journal: Journal of Infectious Diseases
    1. 196
    2. Pages: S136-S141
  4. Type of Article: Article
  5. ISSN: 0022-1899
  1. Abstract:

    In the 40 years since the recognition of filoviruses as agents of lethal human disease, there have been no specific advances in antiviral therapies or vaccines and few clinical studies on the efficacy of supportive care. On 20 September 2006, experts from 14 countries representing 68 institutions integrally involved in the response to outbreaks of filovirus hemorrhagic fever gathered at the National Microbiology Laboratory of the Public Health Agency of Canada in Winnipeg to discuss possible remedies for this grim situation, in a unique workshop entitled "Marburg and Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever: Feasibility of Prophylaxis and Therapy." A summary of the opportunities for and challenges to improving treatment of filovirus hemorrhagic fevers is presented here.

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  2. DOI: 10.1086/520542
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  4. WOS: 000251090400004

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