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  1. Lack of #Lloviu Virus #Disease #Development in #Ferret Model

    Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal, https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30/12/24-0818_article

    Abstract
    The first isolate of the emerging filovirus Lloviu virus (LLOV) was obtained in 2022. No animal disease models have been established. We assessed the pathogenic potential of LLOV in ferrets after intranasal, intramuscular, or aerosol exposure. The lack of disease development shows ferrets are not a disease model for LLOV.

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    #abstract #animalModels #filovirus #lloviuVirus #research

  2. #Filovirus #vaccines as a #response #paradigm for emerging infectious diseases

    Source: npj Vaccines, AbstractNowadays, filovirus vaccine development may be seen as a paradigm for our response capabilities to emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases. Specifically, the West African Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic accelerated countermeasure licensure for several vaccine and therapeutic products. Those products have been successfully used to control EVD outbreaks in…

    etidioh.wordpress.com/2024/10/

  3. Source: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HAN – Health Alert Network, https://emergency.cdc.gov/han/2024/han00517.asp?ACSTrackingID=DUSCDC_511-M137011&ACSTrackingLabel=HAN%20517%20-%20General%20Public&deliveryName=DUSCDC_511-M137011

    {Health Advisory – Excerpt}

    Summary
    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to inform clinicians and health departments about the Republic of Rwanda’s first confirmed outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) with 36 laboratory confirmed cases and 11 deaths reported as of October 2, 2024, including at least 19 cases in healthcare workers. This report summarizes CDC’s recommendations for public health departments and clinicians in the United States on case identification and testing and clinical laboratory biosafety considerations. No confirmed cases of MVD related to this outbreak have been reported in the United States or other countries outside of the Republic of Rwanda to date. Currently, the risk of MVD in the United States is low; however, clinicians should be aware of the potential for imported cases.

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    https://etidioh.wordpress.com/2024/10/03/first-marburg-virus-disease-outbreak-in-the-republic-of-rwanda/

    #cdc #filovirus #health #marburg #news #rwanda #updates #USCDC #USA #viralHemorrhagicFever

  4. Source: New Times, https://www.newtimes.co.rw/article/20610/news/health/marburg-virus-11-fatalities-reported-as-seven-new-cases-are-confirmed

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    The death toll from the Marburg virus increased to 11 after one person dies from the haemorrhagic disease on Wednesday, October 2, the Ministry of Health said. The health authorities also confirmed seven new cases, bringing the total to 36. As of Wednesday, 25 people were under isolation and treatment, the ministry said.

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    https://etidioh.wordpress.com/2024/10/03/rwanda-marburg-virus-11-fatalities-reported-as-seven-new-cases-are-confirmed/

    #filovirus #marburg #rwanda #viralHemorrhagicFever

  5. " Management of the SVD outbreak in Uganda in 2000 was complicated by the fact that the outbreak-response team did not understand the local health beliefs and missed an opportunity to align their risk communication with the population’s understanding of disease transmission.5 This hard-won lesson has led to the regular inclusion of anthropologists in response teams to aid in designing and implementing control measures."

    #Virology #Epidemiology #Filovirus #NEJM

    nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM