Ebola virus disease: a biological and epidemiological perspective of a virulent virus
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Date
2016
Authors
Wambani, R.J.
Ogola, P.E.
Arika, W.M.
Rachuonyo, H.O.
Burugu, M.W.
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OMICS International
Abstract
Understanding factors for the re-emergence of Ebola viral disease (EVD), its pathogenesis as well as
understanding the biology of Ebola virus in its natural reservoir is one of the most difficult scientific problems facing
scientists today. Knowledge gaps exist for this disease that is yet to be fully understood. The virus is endemic in the
sub-Saharan Africa where it causes major as well as minor epidemics. Mitigation strategies have not been well
understood because of the easy transmission of disease among humans. There are no approved drugs for
treatment while vaccines are being tested for human safety. Studying and understanding the pathogen has proved to
be a difficult phenomenon because it’s virulent form needs level IV biosafety laboratories that are difficult to access
in many developing as well as some developed countries. This review aims at discussing the biology, epidemiology,
risk factors as well as the pathogenesis of the disease in the hope demystifying the disease
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Wambani RJ, Ogola PE, Arika WM, Rachuonyo HO, Burugu MW (2016) Ebola Virus Disease: A Biological and Epidemiological Perspective of a Virulent Virus. J Infect Dis Diagn 1: 103. doi:10.4172/jidd.1000103