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Time From Infection to Disease and Infectiousness for Ebola Virus Disease, a Systematic Review

2015; Oxford University Press; Volume: 61; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/cid/civ531

1537-6591

Gustavo E. Velásquez, Omowunmi Aibana, Emilia J. Ling, Ibrahim Diakite, Eric Q. Mooring, Megan Murray,

Disaster Response and Management

We systematically reviewed the literature to estimate the incubation and latent periods of Ebola virus disease. We found limited epidemiological data from individuals with discrete 1-day exposures. Available data suggest that the incubation and latent periods may differ, and mathematical models may be improved by distinguishing between the two periods.