Cent Eur J Public Health 2014, 22(3):207

Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever: Case Fatality Rate 90%?

Mohamed Farouk Allam1,2
1 Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain
2 Department of Community, Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Keywords: Ebola, Ebola hemorrhagic fever, case fatality rate, epidemic

Received: August 15, 2014; Revised: September 1, 2014; Accepted: September 1, 2014; Published: September 1, 2014  Show citation

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Allam MF. Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever: Case Fatality Rate 90%? Cent Eur J Public Health. 2014;22(3):207. PubMed PMID: 25438402.
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