Ebola and Marburg Viruses
2011; Fuji Technology Press Ltd.; Volume: 6; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.20965/jdr.2011.p0381
ISSN1883-8030
Autores Tópico(s)Disaster Response and Management
ResumoEbola and Marburg viruses, members of the filovirus family, cause severe hemorrhagic fever in human and nonhuman primates and are classified as biosafety level 4 agents. No effective filovirus-specific prophylaxis or treatment is yet commercially available. Filovirus species vary genetically, with one in the Marburg virus group and five in the Ebola virus group. Epidemiological efforts to prevent outbreaks lie mainly in identifying natural animal reservoirs. Increasingly frequent outbreaks in Africa and concerns about bioterrorism and imported cases in nonendemic areas point to the importance of public health in two ways – finding strategies to control disease outbreak and developing effective vaccines and drugs.
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