[Comment] Tackling viral haemorrhagic fever in Africa

Outbreaks of viral haemorrhagic fevers, such as the Ebola virus disease epidemic in west Africa, have caught the attention of the global health community because of perceived and real threats to local, national, and global health security and their economic impact.1 Although viral haemorrhagic fever outbreaks primarily affect settings in which pathogens emerge from animal hosts, they also have the potential to spread worldwide. Consequently, models that accurately predict the emergence and spread of viruses that cause viral haemorrhagic fevers are needed.

Source: LANCET - October 11, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: Chikwe Ihekweazu, Ibrahim Abubakar Tags: Comment Source Type: research