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2017 Outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in Northern Democratic Republic of Congo

22 Mar 2019

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BACKGROUND: In 2017, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) recorded its eighth Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak, approximately 3 years after the previous outbreak. METHODS: Suspect cases of EVD were identified on the basis of clinical and epidemiological information. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analysis or serological testing was used to confirm Ebola virus infection in...

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PMID: 30942884
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiz107

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