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- Title
The risk of transmission of a viral haemorrhagic fever infection in a United Kingdom laboratory.
- Authors
Shorten, Robert J.; Wilson-Davies, Eleri
- Abstract
The article presents the author's insights on the risk of the viral haemorrhagic fever (VHF) transmission in a laboratory in Great Britain. Topics discussed include the growth of the suspected cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in travellers who return to Great Britain, the confirmation regarding the import of the cases of VHF to the country since 1971, and the report regarding the laboratory-acquired cases of EVD.
- Subjects
HEMORRHAGIC fever; VIRUS disease transmission; EBOLA virus disease; TRAVEL hygiene; LABORATORY infections; INFECTIOUS disease transmission
- Publication
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017, Vol 11, Issue 5, p1
- ISSN
1935-2727
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pntd.0005358