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

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 district. Although hun...

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Published in:BMC public health 2019-01, Vol.19 (1), p.136-7, Article 136
Main Authors: Siya, Aggrey, Bazeyo, William, Tuhebwe, Doreen, Tumwine, Gabriel, Ezama, Arnold, Manirakiza, Leonard, Kugonza, Donald R, Rwego, Innocent B
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Marburg virus disease
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Marburgvirus
Meat
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Outbreaks
Planning
Population
Public health
Rainy season
Risk factors
Risk taking
Society
Uganda - epidemiology
Veterinary colleges
Veterinary medicine
Viral diseases
Virus diseases
Viruses
Zoonoses
Zoonotic diseases
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