Identification and pathological characterization of persistent asymptomatic Ebola virus infection in rhesus monkeys

X Zeng, CD Blancett, KA Koistinen… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Ebola virus (EBOV) persistence in asymptomatic humans and Ebola virus disease (EVD)
sequelae have emerged as significant public health concerns since the 2013–2016 EVD …

Post-exposure treatments for Ebola and Marburg virus infections

RW Cross, CE Mire, H Feldmann… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2018 - nature.com
The filoviruses—Ebola virus and Marburg virus—cause lethal haemorrhagic fever in
humans and non-human primates (NHPs). Filoviruses present a global health threat both as …

[HTML][HTML] Mathematical models of SIR disease spread with combined non-sexual and sexual transmission routes

JC Miller - Infectious Disease Modelling, 2017 - Elsevier
The emergence of Zika and Ebola demonstrates the importance of understanding the role of
sexual transmission in the spread of diseases with a primarily non-sexual transmission …

Persistence and clearance of Ebola virus RNA from seminal fluid of Ebola virus disease survivors: a longitudinal analysis and modelling study

D Sissoko, S Duraffour, R Kerber, JS Kolie… - The Lancet Global …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Summary Background By January, 2016, all known transmission chains of the Ebola virus
disease (EVD) outbreak in west Africa had been stopped. However, there is concern about …

Multidisciplinary assessment of post-Ebola sequelae in Guinea (Postebogui): an observational cohort study

JF Etard, MS Sow, S Leroy, A Touré… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background The high number of survivors from the 2013–16 west African outbreak of Ebola
virus disease (EVD) has raised several new issues: long-term clinical complications …

Ebola virus disease complications as experienced by survivors in Sierra Leone

A Tiffany, P Vetter, J Mattia, JA Dayer… - Clinical Infectious …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background. Thousands of people have survived Ebola virus disease (EVD) during the
ongoing outbreak. However, data about the frequency and risk factors of long-term post-EVD …

Rapid outbreak sequencing of Ebola virus in Sierra Leone identifies transmission chains linked to sporadic cases

A Arias, SJ Watson, D Asogun, EA Tobin, J Lu… - Virus …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
To end the largest known outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa and to
prevent new transmissions, rapid epidemiological tracing of cases and contacts was …

Asymptomatic infection and unrecognised Ebola virus disease in Ebola-affected households in Sierra Leone: a cross-sectional study using a new non-invasive assay …

JR Glynn, H Bower, S Johnson… - The Lancet infectious …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background The frequency of asymptomatic infection with Ebola virus is unclear: previous
estimates vary and there is no standard test. Asymptomatic infection with Ebola virus could …

Ebola virus disease and critical illness

A Leligdowicz, WA Fischer, TM Uyeki, TE Fletcher… - Critical Care, 2016 - Springer
As of 20 May 2016 there have been 28,646 cases and 11,323 deaths resulting from the
West African Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak reported to the World Health Organization …

Ebola as African: American media discourses of panic and otherization

S Monson - Africa Today, 2017 - JSTOR
The arrival of Kent Brantly and Thomas Duncan in the United States in late summer 2014
marked a shift in American news media's coverage of the 2014 Ebola outbreak. The media …