TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Ebola and Marburg Virus
A1  - Gottlieb, Armand
A2  - Go, Ronaldo C.
PY  - 2022
T2  - Understanding Crisis in Critical Care
AB  - Ebola  virus  disease  is  caused  by  infection  with  the  filovirus  Ebolavirus.  Five  different  species  have  been  identified,  and  the  vast  majority  of  cases  and  outbreaks  have  been  caused  by  the  Zaire  species.  The  Ebola  virus  was  first  recognized  during  outbreaks  in  Sudan  and  Zaire  in  1976.1  Since  then,  intermittent  outbreaks  caused  by  the  virus  have  occurred  mostly  in  sub-Saharan  Africa.  The  largest  known  outbreak  occurred  between  2013  and  2016,  producing  an  epidemic  in  West  Africa  with  nearly  29,000  known  or  suspected  cases  and  over  11,000  deaths.1  Ebola  virus  disease  has  also  proven  to  be  highly  contagious,  and  appropriate  infection  control  measures  have  been  essential  in  managing  epidemics  in  Africa  as  well  as  in  preventing  spread  where  cases  have  been  identified  and  managed  in  the  United  States  and  Europe.1  Early  diagnosis  and  prompt  initiation  of  supportive  care  are  essential  to  decreasing  both  mortality  and  transmission  of  the  virus.  This  chapter  will  also  discuss  the  closely  related  Marburg  virus,  which  was  the  first  identified  filovirus,  but  has  been  much  less  commonly  encountered  in  recent  years.  
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PB  - McGraw Hill
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/16
UR  - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1184388515
ER  -