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Marburgvirus genomics and association with a large hemorrhagic fever outbreak in Angola.
Journal of virology - 1 Jul 2006
Towner Jonathan S, Khristova Marina L, Sealy Tara K, Vincent Martin J, Erickson Bobbie R, Bawiec Darcy A, Hartman Amy L, Comer James A, Zaki Sherif R, Ströher Ute, Gomes da Silva Filomena, del Castillo Fernando, Rollin Pierre E, Ksiazek Thomas G, Nichol Stuart T
Abstract excerpt
In March 2005, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investigated a large hemorrhagic fever (HF) outbreak in Uige Province in northern Angola, West Africa. In total, 15 initial specimens were sent to CDC, Atlanta, Ga., for testing for viruses associated with viral HFs known to be present in West Africa, including ebolavirus. Marburgvirus was also included despite the fact that the origins of all...
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