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Emergence of deadly viral haemorrhagic fever disease outbreaks in West Africa

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Abstract

Recent viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) disease outbreaks caused by Ebola virus (EBOV) and Marburg virus (MARV) in West Africa are unique and alarming. The intents of this editorial are to highlight what is known about these viruses and the disease outbreaks that they cause in the African continent and elsewhere and to raise awareness of a related virus called Lassa virus (LASV) that causes endemic viral hemorrhagic fever infections and frequent outbreaks in West Africa.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number2176980
JournalVirulence
Volume14
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The author reported no funding associated with the work featured in this article.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Ebola virus
  • Lassa virus
  • Marburg virus
  • West Africa
  • viral disease outbreaks
  • viral hemorrhagic fevers

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