Field Investigations of an Outbreak of Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever, Kikwit, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1995: Arthropod Studies

During the final weeks of a 6-month epidemic of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in Kikwit, Democratic Republic of the Congo, an extensive collection of arthropods was made in an attempt to learn more of the natural history of the disease. A reconstruction of the activities of the likely primary case, a 42-y...

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Published in:The Journal of infectious diseases 1999-02, Vol.179 (Supplement-1), p.S148-S154
Main Authors: Reiter, Paul, Turell, Michael, Coleman, Russell, Miller, Barry, Maupin, Gary, Liz, Jorge, Kuehne, Ana, Barth, James, Geisbert, Joan, Dohm, David, Glick, Jason, Pecor, James, Robbins, Richard, Jahrling, Peter, Peters, Clarence, Ksiazek, Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Agricultural land
Animal traps
Arthropod Vectors - virology
Arthropods
Charcoal
Cities
Democratic Republic of the Congo - epidemiology
Disease Outbreaks
Disease Reservoirs
Ebola virus
Ebolavirus - isolation & purification
Ecology and Natural History
Ecosystem
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - epidemiology
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - transmission
Humans
Infections
Male
Trees
Tropical rain forests
Viruses
Woodlands
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Summary:During the final weeks of a 6-month epidemic of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in Kikwit, Democratic Republic of the Congo, an extensive collection of arthropods was made in an attempt to learn more of the natural history of the disease. A reconstruction of the activities of the likely primary case, a 42-year-old man who lived in the city, indicated that he probably acquired his infection in a partly forested area 15 km from his home. Collections were made throughout this area, along the route he followed from the city, and at various sites in the city itself. No Ebola virus was isolated, but a description of the collections and the ecotopes involved is given for comparison with future studies of other outbreaks.
ISSN:0022-1899
1537-6613
DOI:10.1086/514304