Diagnostic testing for Ebola and Marburg virus diseases: interim guidance, 20 December 2024

Zusammenfassung

-1- Diagnostic testing for Ebola and Marburg virus diseases Interim guidance 20 December 2024 Key recommendations - The goal of diagnostic testing for Ebola and Marburg virus diseases i s to identify cases to provide timely and appropriate care and to stop disease transmission. - All individuals meeting the case definition for Ebola or Marburg virus diseases should be tested. - The recommended sample type for testing for orthoebolaviruses and orthomarburg

Kerninformationen

The viruses belonging to Orthoebolavirus and Orthomarburgvirus genera are single stranded negative sense RNA viruses within the Filoviridae family. Six Orthoebolavirus species have been characterized to date, with one virus per species including Bombali virus (BOMV), Bundibugyo virus (BDBV), Resto...

ation according to ICTV, 2024 1 . Disease caused by infection with an orthoebolavirus may be referred to by the specific disease names as described above in the table, or by the generic term “Ebola disease” (EBOD). Disease caused by infection with either of the orthomarburgviruse...

ecific. It is therefore important to characterize the species and virus causing the outbreak to enable the deployment of appropriate countermeasures. Purpose of this document The scope of this guidance is to provide interim recommendations regarding the diagnosis of EBO...

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