Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jun 2017)

Isolated Case of Marburg Virus Disease, Kampala, Uganda, 2014

  • Luke Nyakarahuka,
  • Joseph Ojwang,
  • Alex Tumusiime,
  • Stephen Balinandi,
  • Shannon Whitmer,
  • Simon Kyazze,
  • Sam Kasozi,
  • Milton Wetaka,
  • Issa Makumbi,
  • Melissa Dahlke,
  • Jeff Borchert,
  • Julius Lutwama,
  • Ute Ströher,
  • Pierre E. Rollin,
  • Stuart T. Nichol,
  • Trevor R. Shoemaker

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2306.170047
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 23, no. 6
pp. 1001 – 1004

Abstract

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In September 2014, a single fatal case of Marburg virus was identified in a healthcare worker in Kampala, Uganda. The source of infection was not identified, and no secondary cases were identified. We describe the rapid identification, laboratory diagnosis, and case investigation of the third Marburg virus outbreak in Uganda.

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