Transmission of Ebola Viruses: What We Know and What We Do Not Know

Available evidence demonstrates that direct patient contact and contact with infectious body fluids are the primary modes for Ebola virus transmission, but this is based on a limited number of studies. Key areas requiring further study include (i) the role of aerosol transmission (either via large d...

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Published in:	mBio Vol. 6; no. 2; p. e00137
Main Authors:	Osterholm, Michael T., Moore, Kristine A., Kelley, Nicholas S., Brosseau, Lisa M., Wong, Gary, Murphy, Frederick A., Peters, Clarence J., LeDuc, James W., Russell, Phillip K., Van Herp, Michel, Kapetshi, Jimmy, Muyembe, Jean-Jacques T., Ilunga, Benoit Kebela, Strong, James E., Grolla, Allen, Wolz, Anja, Kargbo, Brima, Kargbo, David K., Formenty, Pierre, Sanders, David Avram, Kobinger, Gary P.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States American Society for Microbiology 01.05.2015 American Society of Microbiology
Subjects:	aerosols Africa, Western - epidemiology Animals Asymptomatic Body fluids disease outbreaks Disease transmission Disease Transmission, Infectious Domestic animals droplets Ebola virus Ebolavirus Ebolavirus - isolation & purification Epidemics fomites Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - transmission Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - virology Humans Illnesses Infections Masks Medical personnel Opinion/Hypothesis Outbreaks pathogens Patients people pollution Public health Respiratory diseases strain differences virus transmission Viruses Western Africa Zoonoses - transmission Zoonoses - virology Africa, Western Zaire West Africa Sudan Western Africa
ISSN:	2161-2129, 2150-7511, 2150-7511
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