Effect of Ebola Progression in Liberia
Authors: Prasanta Raghab Mohapatra, Baijayantimala Mishra
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2015)

Letters19 May 2015Effect of Ebola Progression in LiberiaPrasanta Raghab Mohapatra, MD and Baijayantimala Mishra, MDPrasanta Raghab Mohapatra, MDFrom All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, India.Search for more papers by this author and Baijayantimala Mishra, MDFrom All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, India.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L15-5092 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:Yamin and colleagues (1) evaluated the probability of eliminating Ebola by case isolation of 50% to 100% of nonsurvivors compared with isolation of all infected persons when the type of contact is dominated by conversation or by sharing a meal or a bed. However, they do not mention the transmission of the virus during conversation, or aerosol transmission. Masks are protective only when they are of good quality and properly used.Filoviruses are classified as category A bioterrorism agents by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and are thought to be aerosol-mediated. Countering aerosolized filovirus infection ...References1. Yamin D, Gertler S, Ndeffo-Mbah ML, Skrip LA, Fallah M, Nyenswah TG, et al. Effect of Ebola progression on transmission and control in Liberia. Ann Intern Med. 2015;162:11-7. [PMID: 25347321] doi:10.7326/M14-2255 LinkGoogle Scholar2. Leffel EK, Reed DS. Marburg and Ebola viruses as aerosol threats. Biosecur Bioterror. 2004;2:186-91. [PMID: 15588056] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Hartman AL, Towner JS, Nichol ST. Ebola and Marburg hemorrhagic fever. Clin Lab Med. 2010;30:161-77. [PMID: 20513546] doi:10.1016/j.cll.2009.12.001 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Reed DS, Lackemeyer MG, Garza NL, Sullivan LJ, Nichols DK. Aerosol exposure to Zaire ebolavirus in three nonhuman primate species: differences in disease course and clinical pathology. Microbes Infect. 2011;13:930-6. [PMID: 21651988] doi:10.1016/j.micinf.2011.05.002 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Judson S, Prescott J, Munster V. Understanding ebola virus transmission. Viruses. 2015;7:511-21. [PMID: 25654239] doi:10.3390/v7020511 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. Twenhafel NA, Mattix ME, Johnson JC, Robinson CG, Pratt WD, Cashman KA, et al. Pathology of experimental aerosol Zaire ebolavirus infection in rhesus macaques. Vet Pathol. 2013;50:514-29. [PMID: 23262834] doi:10.1177/0300985812469636 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Prasanta Raghab Mohapatra, MD; Baijayantimala Mishra, MDAffiliations: From All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, India.Disclosures: Authors have disclosed no conflicts of interest. Forms can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterest Forms.do?msNum=L15-0102. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoEffect of Ebola Progression on Transmission and Control in Liberia Dan Yamin , Shai Gertler , Martial L. Ndeffo-Mbah , Laura A. Skrip , Mosoka Fallah , Tolbert G. Nyenswah , Frederick L. Altice , and Alison P. Galvani Effect of Ebola Progression on Transmission and Control in Liberia Dan Yamin , Shai Gertler , Martial L. Ndeffo-Mbah , Laura A. Skrip , Mosoka Fallah , Tolbert G. Nyenswah , Frederick L. Altice , and Alison P. Galvani Effect of Ebola Progression in Liberia Harry B. Burke Effect of Ebola Progression in Liberia Dan Yamin , Shai Gertler , Martial L. Ndeffo-Mbah , and Alison P. Galvani Effect of Ebola Progression in Liberia Dan Yamin , Shai Gertler , Martial L. Ndeffo-Mbah , and Alison P. Galvani Effect of Ebola Progression in Liberia Harry B. Burke Metrics 19 May 2015Volume 162, Issue 10Page: 734KeywordsEbola virusEpitheliumImmunohistochemistryInoculationLungsLymph nodesLymphoid tissueRhesusSigns and symptomsUpper respiratory tract infections ePublished: 19 May 2015 Issue Published: 19 May 2015 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2015 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...