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Diagnostics in Ebola Virus Disease in Resource-Rich and Resource-Limited Settings.
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases . 10/27/2016, Vol. 10 Issue 10, p1-16. 16p. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- The Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa was unprecedented in scale and location. Limited access to both diagnostic and supportive pathology assays in both resource-rich and resource-limited settings had a detrimental effect on the identification and isolation of cases as well as individual patient management. Limited access to such assays in resource-rich settings resulted in delays in differentiating EVD from other illnesses in returning travellers, in turn utilising valuable resources until a diagnosis could be made. This had a much greater impact in West Africa, where it contributed to the initial failure to contain the outbreak. This review explores diagnostic assays of use in EVD in both resource-rich and resource-limited settings, including their respective limitations, and some novel assays and approaches that may be of use in future outbreaks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19352727
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 119108717
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004948