Rapid Confirmation of the Zaire Ebola Virus in the Outbreak of the Equateur Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Implications for Public Health Interventions.
Placide
Mbala-Kingebeni
;
Christian-Julian
Villabona-Arenas
;
Nicole
Vidal
;
Jacques
Likofata
;
Justus
Nsio-Mbeta
;
Sheila
Makiala-Mandanda
;
Daniel
Mukadi
;
Patrick
Mukadi
;
Charles
Kumakamba
;
Bathe
Djokolo
;
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Ahidjo
Ayouba
;
Eric
Delaporte
;
Martine
Peeters
;
Jean-Jacques
Muyembe Tamfum
;
Steve
Ahuka-Mundeke
;
(2018)
Rapid Confirmation of the Zaire Ebola Virus in the Outbreak of the Equateur Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Implications for Public Health Interventions.
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 68 (2).
pp. 330-333.
ISSN 1058-4838
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciy527
Ten days after the declaration of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, rapid identification of the species Zaire Ebola virus using partial gene amplification and nanopore sequencing backed up the use of the recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus-Zaire Ebola virus vaccine in the recommended ring vaccination strategy.
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Date Deposited | 16 Jan 2019 09:45 |