Research advances in Ebola virus disease and disease update in the 2014 Ebola outbreak
ZHANG Yun-hui
WANG Shu
CHEN Yu-qi
LI Jun
Abstract：Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a severe, often fatal illness in humans, with high infectivity, high pathogenicity and high mortality rate. It first appeared in 1976, and several outbreaks of EVD have occurred in Western and Central Africa, with a case fatality rate of 50%-90%. However, no licensed vaccine and antiviral agent for EVD are available for use. The outbreak occur-ring in Western Africa in 2014 is the most severe outbreak of EVD in history, and the number of the infected and dead cases is lar-ger than the total number of those cases in the previous outbreaks of EVD. WHO declared the 2014 Ebola outbreak to be an inter-national public health emergency, and currently, international public health and medical settings are making common efforts to com-bat this virulent disease. The authors of this article summarize the research advances in EVD and the features of the 2014 Ebola out-break.
Keywords：communicable diseaseshemorrhagic feverEbolatherapeuticsuniversal precautions
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：1( Ⅲ-Ⅷ )