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Rapid Confirmation of the Zaire Ebola Virus in the Outbreak of the Equateur Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Implications for Public Health Interventions

2018; Oxford University Press; Volume: 68; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/cid/ciy527

1537-6591

Placide Mbala‐Kingebeni, Christian Julián Villabona‐Arenas, Nicole Vidal, Jacques Likofata, Justus Nsio-Mbeta, Sheila Makiala‐Mandanda, Daniel Mukadi‐Bamuleka, Patrick Mukadi, Charles Kumakamba, Bathe Djokolo, Ahidjo Ayouba, Éric Delaporte, Martine Peeters, Jean‐Jacques Muyembe Tamfum, Steve Ahuka‐Mundeke,

SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

Ten days after the declaration of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, rapid identification of the species Zaire Ebola virus using partial gene amplification and nanopore sequencing backed up the use of the recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus-Zaire Ebola virus vaccine in the recommended ring vaccination strategy.