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Haemorrhagic fevers, Viral
Viral haemorrhagic fever is a general term for a severe illness, sometimes associated with bleeding, that may be caused by a number of viruses. The term is usually applied to disease caused by Arenaviridae (Lassa fever, Junin and Machupo), Bunyaviridae (Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever, Rift Valley Fever, Hantaan haemorrhagic fevers), Filoviridae (Ebola and Marburg) and Flaviviridae (yellow fever, dengue, Omsk haemorrhagic fever, Kyasanur forest disease).
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- Clinical care for survivors of Ebola virus disease
- Ebola response phase 3: Framework for achieving and sustaining a resilient zero
- WHO strategic response plan 2015: West Africa Ebola outbreak
- Health worker Ebola infections in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone
- Infection prevention and control guidance for care of Ebola patients