Marburg virus disease outbreak in Kween District Uganda, 2017: Epidemiological and laboratory findings.

• Main Authors: Luke Nyakarahuka (Author), Trevor R Shoemaker (Author), Stephen Balinandi (Author), Godfrey Chemos (Author), Benon Kwesiga (Author), Sophia Mulei (Author), Jackson Kyondo (Author), Alex Tumusiime (Author), Aaron Kofman (Author), Ben Masiira (Author), Shannon Whitmer (Author), Shelley Brown (Author), Debi Cannon (Author), Cheng-Feng Chiang (Author), James Graziano (Author), Maria Morales-Betoulle (Author), Ketan Patel (Author), Sara Zufan (Author), Innocent Komakech (Author), Nasan Natseri (Author), Philip Musobo Chepkwurui (Author), Bernard Lubwama (Author), Jude Okiria (Author), Joshua Kayiwa (Author), Innocent H Nkonwa (Author), Patricia Eyu (Author), Lydia Nakiire (Author), Edward Chelangat Okarikod (Author), Leonard Cheptoyek (Author), Barasa Emmanuel Wangila (Author), Michael Wanje (Author), Patrick Tusiime (Author), Lilian Bulage (Author), Henry G Mwebesa (Author), Alex R Ario (Author), Issa Makumbi (Author), Anne Nakinsige (Author), Allan Muruta (Author), Miriam Nanyunja (Author), Jaco Homsy (Author), Bao-Ping Zhu (Author), Lisa Nelson (Author), Pontiano Kaleebu (Author), Pierre E Rollin (Author), Stuart T Nichol (Author), John D Klena (Author), Julius J Lutwama (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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INTRODUCTION:In October 2017, a blood sample from a resident of Kween District, Eastern Uganda, tested positive for Marburg virus. Within 24 hour of confirmation, a rapid outbreak response was initiated. Here, we present results of epidemiological and laboratory investigations. METHODS:A district ta...