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Article: Outbreak of ebola viral hemorrhagic fever - Zaire, 1995.
- Article from:
- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Article date:
- May 19, 1995
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1995 U.S. Government Printing Office. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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On May 6, 1995, CDC was notified by health authorities and the U.S. Embassy in Zaire of an outbreak of viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF)-like illness in Kikwit, Zaire (1995 population: 400,000), a city located 240 miles east of Kinshasa. The World Health Organization and CDC were invited by the Government of Zaire to participate in an investigation of the outbreak. This report summarizes preliminary findings from this ongoing investigation.
On April 4, a hospital laboratory technician in Kikwit had onset of fever and bloody diarrhea. On April 10 and 11, he underwent surgery for a suspected perforated bowel. Beginning April 14, medical personnel employed in the hospital ...
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Article: Zaire's Mass Burial Of Ebola Victims Helps Curb Crisis
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...KIKWIT, Zaire The dump truck that rumbled down the dirt roads of Kikwit on Tuesday carrying victims of the Ebola virus to a ... Heymann of the World Health Organization said at the Kikwit clinic where experts from the WHO, the Centers for ...
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