[HTML][HTML] Ebola virus infection associated with transmission from survivors

S Den Boon, BJ Marston, TG Nyenswah… - Emerging Infectious …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Ebola virus (EBOV) can persist in immunologically protected body sites in survivors of Ebola
virus disease, creating the potential to initiate new chains of transmission. From the outbreak …

Ebola virus transmission caused by persistently infected survivors of the 2014–2016 outbreak in West Africa

L Subissi, M Keita, S Mesfin, G Rezza… - The Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The 2014–2016 Ebola virus (EBOV) disease outbreak affected over 29000 people
and left behind the biggest cohort (over 17000 individuals) of Ebola survivors in history …

Anatomy of a hotspot: chain and seroepidemiology of Ebola virus transmission, Sukudu, Sierra Leone, 2015–16

JD Kelly, MB Barrie, AW Mesman… - The Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Studies have yet to include minimally symptomatic Ebola virus (EBOV) infections and
unrecognized Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Ebola-related transmission chains and …

[HTML][HTML] Recurrence and reinfection—a new paradigm for the management of Ebola virus disease

CR MacIntyre, AA Chughtai - International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2016 - Elsevier
Ebola virus disease (EVD) is an understudied infection and many aspects of viral
transmission and clinical course remain unclear. With over 17 000 EVD survivors in West …

Ebola virus persistence as a new focus in clinical research

K Caviness, JH Kuhn, G Palacios - Current opinion in virology, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•EBOV may persist in immune-privileged sites of survivors•Persistence of EBOV in
the semen of survivors has been implicated as a cause of EVD outbreak flare-ups and/or re …

Recrudescence of Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa, 2014–2016

H Lee, H Nishiura - International journal of infectious diseases, 2017 - Elsevier
Objectives There have been errors in determining the end of the Ebola virus disease (EVD)
epidemic when adhering to the criteria of the World Health Organization. The present study …

Evolution and spread of Ebola virus in Liberia, 2014–2015

JT Ladner, MR Wiley, S Mate, G Dudas, K Prieto… - Cell host & …, 2015 - cell.com
Summary The 2013–present Western African Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak is the
largest ever recorded with> 28,000 reported cases. Ebola virus (EBOV) genome sequencing …

Prevalence of infection among asymptomatic and paucisymptomatic contact persons exposed to Ebola virus in Guinea: a retrospective, cross-sectional observational …

MSK Diallo, M Rabilloud, A Ayouba, A Touré… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Summary Background The prevalence of Ebola virus infection among people who have
been in contact with patients with Ebola virus disease remains unclear, but is essential to …

[HTML][HTML] Decreased Ebola transmission after rapid response to outbreaks in remote areas, Liberia, 2014

KA Lindblade, F Kateh, TK Nagbe… - Emerging infectious …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Emerging Infectious Diseases• www. cdc. gov/eid• Vol. 21, No. 10, October 2015 1801
challenges in accessibility combined with the presence of severely ill community members …

Reduced evolutionary rate in reemerged Ebola virus transmission chains

DJ Blackley, MR Wiley, JT Ladner, M Fallah, T Lo… - Science …, 2016 - science.org
On 29 June 2015, Liberia's respite from Ebola virus disease (EVD) was interrupted for the
second time by a renewed outbreak (“flare-up”) of seven confirmed cases. We demonstrate …