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. 1995 May 19;44(19):381-2.

Outbreak of Ebola viral hemorrhagic fever--Zaire, 1995

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • PMID: 7739512
Free article

Outbreak of Ebola viral hemorrhagic fever--Zaire, 1995

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. .
Free article

Abstract

On May 6, 1995, CDC was notified by health authorities and the U.S. Embassy in Zaire of an outbreak of viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF)-like illness in Kikwit, Zaire (1995 population: 400,000), a city located 240 miles east of Kinshasa. The World Health Organization and CDC were invited by the Government of Zaire to participate in an investigation of the outbreak. This report summarizes preliminary findings from this ongoing investigation.

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