CONTENTS (commented)

INTRODUCTION

PREFACE

Introductory Remarks :

C.E.Gordon Smith

SECTION I. EBOLA VIRUS INFECTION

1. CLINICAL ASPECTS

Clinical Aspects of Ebola Virus Infection in Yambuku Area, Zaire, 1976

P.Piot, P.Sureau, J.G.Breman, D.L.Heymann, V.Kintoki, N.Masamba, M.Mbuyi, M.Miatudila, J.F.Ruppol , S.van Nieuwenhove, H.K.White, G.van der Groen, P.A.Webb, H.Wulff and K.M.Johnson

Clinical Aspects of Ebola Virus Disease at the Ngaliema Hospital, Kinshasa, Zaire, 1976

M.Isaacson, P.Sureau, G.Courteille and S.R.Pattyn

African Haemorrhagic Fever in the Southern Sudan, 1976 : The Clinical Manifestations

D.H.Smith, D.P.Francis and D.I.H.Simpson

Isolation, Monitoring and Treatment of a Case of Ebola Virus Infection

R.T.D.Emond

Discussion

2. PATHOLOGY, VIRUS MORPHOLOGY, TAXONOMY

Human Pathology of Ebola (Maridi) Virus Infection in the Sudan

H.H.Schumacher, D.Peters and J.Knobloch

Pathology of Ebola Virus Infection

F.A.Murphy

Ebola and Marburg Virus Morphology and Taxonomy

F,A.Murphy, G.van der Groen, S.G.Whitfield and J.V.Lange

Discussion

3. LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS

Virological Diagnosis of Ebola Virus Infection

S.R.Pattyn

Observations on the Properties of Ebola Virus

A.Webb, K.M.Johnson, H.Wulff and J.V.Lange

Virological Studies on a Case of Ebola Virus Infection in Ilan and in Monkeys

E.T.W.Bowen, G.Lloyd, G.S.Platt, L.B.McArdell, P.A.Webb and D.I.H.Simpson

Discussion

4. EPIDEMIOLOGY

The Epidemiology of Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever in Zaire, 1976

J.G.Breman, P.Piot, K.M.Johnson, M.K.White, M.Mbuyi, P.Sureau, D.L.Heymann, S.van Nieuwenhove, J.B.McCormick, J.P.Ruppol, V.Kintoki, M.Isaacson, G.van der Groen, P.A.Webb and K.Ngvete

Discussion

The Haemorrhagic Fever Outbreak in Maridi, Western Equatoria, Southern Sudan

Babiker El Tahir

Ebola Fever in the Sudan, 1976 : Epidemiological Aspects of the Disease

D.P.Francis, D.H.Smith, R.B.Highton, D.I.H.Simpson, Pacifico Lolik, Isiaih Mayom Deng, Anthony Lagu Gillo, Ali Ahmed Idris and Babiker El Tahir

The Nzara Outbreak of Viral Haemorrhagic Fever

D.H.Smith, D.P.Francis, D.I.H.Simpson and R.B.Highton

Viral Haemorrhagic Fever in the Sudan, 1976 : Human Virological and Serological Studies

E.T.W.Bowen, G.S.Platt, G.Lloyd, L.B.McArdle, D.I.H.Simpson, D.H.Smith, D.P. Francis, R.B.Highton, M.Cornet, C.C.Draper, Babiker El Tahir, Isiaih Mayon Deng, Pacifico Lolik and Oliver Duku
Discussion

Containment and Surveillance of an Epidemic of Ebola Virus Infection

in Yambuku Area, Zaire, 1976

P.Sureau, P.Piot, J.G.Breman, J.F.Ruppol, M.Masamba, H.Berquist, D.L.Heymann, V.Kintoki, M.Koth, M.Mandiangu, H.Mbuyi, T.Muyembe, M.Miatudila, J.B.McCormick, M.Ngoy, G.Raffier, N.Sambu, M.K.White, S.van Nieuwenhove and M.Zayembwa

Containment and Surveillance of a Hospital Outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease

in Kinshasa, Zaire, 1976

M.Isaacson, J.F.Ruppol, R.Collas, N.Matundu, Tshibariba and K.Omombo
Discussion

Containment and Surveillance of the Ebola Virus Epidemic in Southern Sudan

Pacifico Lolik

Collection of Mammals and Arthropods during the Epidemic of Haemorrhagic Fever in Zaire

M.Germain

Approaches towards Studies on Potential Reservoirs of Viral Haemorrhagic Fever

in Southern Sudan (1977)

A.A.Arata and B.Johnson

Results of Ebola Antibody Surveys in Various Population Groups

G.van der Groen, K.M.Johnson, P.A.Webb, H.Wulff and J.V.Lange

Logistics in Epidemiological Investigations

C.C.Draper
Discussion

5. PLASMAPHERESIS PROGRAMS

Plasmapherese dans le Foyer Epidemique de Yambuku, Zaire

D.Courtois, N.Isaacson et B.Dujeu

Plasmapheresis Measures in Sudan

D.I.H.Simpson, J.Knobloch, C.C.Draper and J.Blagdon

Evaluation of the Plasmapheresis Program in Zaire

K.H.Johnson, P.A.Webb and D.L.Heymann
Discussion

6. PROBLEMS AND FUTURE NEEDS

Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation

M.Verstraete

Discussion

The Development of a Vaccine against African Hemorrhagic Fever

G.A.Eddy and F.E.Cole jr
Discussion

The Effect of Interferon on Experimental Ebola Virus Infection in Rhesus Monkeys

E.T.W. Bowen, A. Baskerville, K. Cantell, G.F. Mann, D.I.H. Simpson and A.J. Zuckerman
Discussion

Growth of Lassa and Ebola Viruses in Different Cell Lines

G.van der Groen, P.A.Webb, K.M.Johnson, J.V.Lange, H.Lindsay and L.Eliott

Attempts to Classify Ungrouped Arboviruses by Electron Microscopy

A.El Mekki, G.van der Groen and S.R.Pattyn
Discussion

SECTION II. OTHER HAEMORRHAGIC FEVERS

Marburg Virus Disease

M.Dietrich
Discussion

Lassa Fever : Historical Review and Contemporary Investigation

J.B.McCormick and K.M.Johnson
Discussion

Lassa Fever Virus Antibodies in Mastomys Natalensis caught in Different Parts of Nigeria

A.Fabiyi, B.Dobrokhotov, O.Tomori and A.A.Arata
Discussion

South American Haemorrhagic Fevers

L.Valverde Chinel

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever

J.Casals
Discussion

Rickettsioses : Current Problems of Clinical Interest

Th.E.Woodward
Discussion

Korean Hemorrhagic Fever

Ho Wang Lee

Nephropathia Epidemica

C.-H.von Bonsdorff, M.Brummer-Korvenkontio, T.Hovi, J.Lähdevirta, N.Oker-Blom, K.Penttinen, P.Saikku and A.Vaheri

SECTION III. PUBLIC HEALTH ASPECTS

1. SURVEILLANCE IN ENDEMIC COUNTRIES

Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever : A Public Health Problem

P.Brès

Surveillance of Haemorrhagic Fever in Endemic Areas : Sudan

A.A.Idris and K.S.Daoud

Surveillance of Haemorrhagic Fever in Endemic Areas : Kenya

D.H.Smith

The Surveillance of Viral Haemorrhagic Fever in Zaire

L.Muyembe Tamfum

2. LABORATORY AND FIELD EQUIPMENT

Laboratory and Field Safety Equipment for the Manipulation of Highly Infectious Agents

K.M.Johnson
Discussion

3. HOSPITALISATION

Hospitalisation of Patients Suspected of Highly Infectious Disease

R.T.D.Emond
Discussion

The Planning of a Modern Isolation Unit in the Netherlands

H.Bijkerk

4. TRANSPORT AND INTERNATIONAL SURVEILLANCE

Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Surveillance and Medical Evacuation of International Medical Commission Members in Zaire

M.Isaäcson, O.W.Prozesky, K.M.Johnson, S.O.Foster and D.Courtois

International Surveillance and Transport of Ebola Virus Disease and Other Haemorrhagic Fevers : the UK Experience

L.M.Roots

Surveillance and Transport of Patients with Suspect Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers : the United States Experience

J.A.Bryan and R.M.Zweighaft

Discussion

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