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

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

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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

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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

Placide Mbala-Kingebeni, Christian Julián Villabona-Arenas, Nicole Vidal, Jacques Likofata, Justus Nsio-Mbeta, Sheila Makiala-Mandanda, Daniel Mukadi, Patrick Mukadi, Charles Kumakamba, Bathe Djokolo, …

Clinical Infectious Diseases, Vol.68(2), pp.330-333

15/01/2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciy527

PMCID: PMC6321851

PMID: 29961823

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Ebola

Democratic Republic of Congo

nanopore sequencing

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.

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Title: 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
Creators - without role: Placide Mbala-Kingebeni - Université de Montpellier, Recherches translationnelles sur le VIH et les Maladies Infect. Endém. émerg. - TransVIHMI
Christian Julián Villabona-Arenas - Université de Montpellier, Recherches translationnelles sur le VIH et les Maladies Infect. Endém. émerg. - TransVIHMI
Nicole Vidal - Université de Montpellier, Recherches translationnelles sur le VIH et les Maladies Infect. Endém. émerg. - TransVIHMI
Jacques Likofata - University of Mbandaka
Justus Nsio-Mbeta - Direction de l’Epidémiologie et de Lutte contre les Maladies
Sheila Makiala-Mandanda - National Institute of Biomedical Research
Daniel Mukadi
Patrick Mukadi - University of Kinshasa
Charles Kumakamba - National Institute of Biomedical Research
Bathe Djokolo - Direction de l’Epidémiologie et de Lutte contre les Maladies
Ahidjo Ayouba - Université de Montpellier, Recherches translationnelles sur le VIH et les Maladies Infect. Endém. émerg. - TransVIHMI
Eric Delaporte - Université de Montpellier, Recherches translationnelles sur le VIH et les Maladies Infect. Endém. émerg. - TransVIHMI
Martine Peeters - Université de Montpellier, Recherches translationnelles sur le VIH et les Maladies Infect. Endém. émerg. - TransVIHMI
Jean-Jacques Muyembe Tamfum - Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale [Kinshasa]
Steve Ahuka-Mundeke - National Institute of Biomedical Research
Publication Details: Clinical Infectious Diseases, Vol.68(2), pp.330-333
Identifiers: 9940072809311
Academic Unit: Recherches translationnelles sur le VIH et les Maladies Infect. Endém. émerg. - TransVIHMI
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Local Fields: hal-02550937