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Ebola Virus Disease: Virology, Transmission and Outbreak Control

Lecture on Ebola as a severe often fatal filovirus infection of humans and nonhuman primates: the five Ebolavirus species, the 2014 outbreak, transmission through direct contact and caring for the sick, the progression from fever above 38.6 degrees to haemorrhagic signs, case management, infection prevention and the outbreak response drawn from World Health Organization guidance.

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