Lowland grazing and Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak in Kween district, Eastern Uganda

• Main Authors: Aggrey Siya (Author), William Bazeyo (Author), Doreen Tuhebwe (Author), Gabriel Tumwine (Author), Arnold Ezama (Author), Leonard Manirakiza (Author), Donald R. Kugonza (Author), Innocent B. Rwego (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Uganda is one of the few countries in Africa that has been experiencing outbreaks of viral hemorrhagic fevers such as Ebola, Marburg and Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic fevers. In 2017 Uganda experienced a Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak with case fatality rate of 100% in Kween di...