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Case Reports
. 2011 Nov;204 Suppl 3(Suppl 3):S796-9.
doi: 10.1093/infdis/jir312.

Outbreak of Marburg hemorrhagic fever among miners in Kamwenge and Ibanda Districts, Uganda, 2007

Jennifer Adjemian  1 , Eileen C Farnon, Florimond Tschioko, Joseph F Wamala, Emmanuel Byaruhanga, Godfrey S Bwire, Edgar Kansiime, Atek Kagirita, Sam Ahimbisibwe, F Katunguka, Ben Jeffs, Julius J Lutwama, Robert Downing, Jordan W Tappero, Pierre Formenty, Brian Amman, Craig Manning, Jonathan Towner, Stuart T Nichol, Pierre E Rollin
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Outbreak of Marburg hemorrhagic fever among miners in Kamwenge and Ibanda Districts, Uganda, 2007

Jennifer Adjemian et al. J Infect Dis. 2011 Nov.

Abstract

Marburg hemorrhagic fever was detected among 4 miners in Ibanda District, Uganda, from June through September, 2007. Infection was likely acquired through exposure to bats or bat secretions in a mine in Kamwenge District, Uganda, and possibly human-to-human transmission between some patients. We describe the epidemiologic investigation and the health education response.

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