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

Clin Infect Dis. 2019 Jan 7;68(2):330-333. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciy527.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo / epidemiology
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Ebola Vaccines / immunology*
  • Ebolavirus / classification*
  • Ebolavirus / genetics
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / diagnosis*
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / epidemiology*
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / prevention & control*
  • Humans
  • Phylogeny

Substances

  • Ebola Vaccines