"Ebolavirus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A genus in the family FILOVIRIDAE consisting of several distinct species of Ebolavirus, each containing separate strains. These viruses cause outbreaks of a contagious, hemorrhagic disease (HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA) in humans, usually with high mortality.
Descriptor ID |
D029043
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MeSH Number(s) |
B04.820.455.300.200
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Concept/Terms |
Ebolavirus- Ebolavirus
- Ebolaviruses
- Ebola Virus
- Ebola Viruses
- Virus, Ebola
- Viruses, Ebola
- Ebola-like Viruses
- Ebola like Viruses
- Ebola-like Virus
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2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ebolavirus" by people in Profiles.
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Comparative Evaluation of the Diagnostic Performance of the Prototype Cepheid GeneXpert Ebola Assay. J Clin Microbiol. 2016 Feb; 54(2):359-67.
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Clinical features of patients isolated for suspected Ebola virus disease at Connaught Hospital, Freetown, Sierra Leone: a retrospective cohort study. Lancet Infect Dis. 2015 Sep; 15(9):1024-1033.
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Evaluation of a point-of-care blood test for identification of Ebola virus disease at Ebola holding units, Western Area, Sierra Leone, January to February 2015. Euro Surveill. 2015 Mar 26; 20(12).
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Unexpected Ebola virus in a tertiary setting: clinical and epidemiologic aspects. Crit Care Med. 2000 Jan; 28(1):240-4.