Publications by authors named "Florimund K Tshioko"
Article Synopsis
- An outbreak of Marburg hemorrhagic fever began in a gold-mining village in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in October 1998, leading to extensive investigations in 1999 and sporadic cases continuing until September 2000.
- A total of 154 cases were reported with a high case fatality rate of 83%, primarily affecting young male miners, and revealing that many infected miners had less direct contact with known cases compared to non-miners.
- The outbreak's end correlated with flooding in the mine, and the presence of multiple virus lineages indicates that the virus was repeatedly introduced into the population, suggesting that wildlife reservoirs exist in caves or similar environments.
