title: Field investigations of an outbreak of Ebola hemorrhagic fever, Kikwit, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1995: arthropod studies.
abstract: During the final weeks of a 6-month epidemic of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in Kikwit, Democratic Republic of the Congo, an extensive collection of arthropods was made in an attempt to learn more of the natural history of the disease. A reconstruction of the activities of the likely primary case, a 42-year-old man who lived in the city, indicated that he probably acquired his infection in a partly forested area 15 km from his home. Collections were made throughout this area, along the route he followed from the city, and at various sites in the city itself. No Ebola virus was isolated, but a description of the collections and the ecotopes involved is given for comparison with future studies of other outbreaks.
authors.affiliation: Dengue Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00921-3200, USA. ipr1@cdc.gov
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authors.lastname: Reiter
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authors.lastname: Turell
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authors.lastname: Coleman
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authors.lastname: Miller
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authors.lastname: Maupin
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authors.lastname: Liz
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authors.lastname: Kuehne
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authors.lastname: Barth
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authors.lastname: Geisbert
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authors.lastname: Dohm
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authors.lastname: Glick
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authors.lastname: Robbins
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authors.lastname: Jahrling
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mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001179:Arthropod Vectors / Q000821:virology*; D015023:Democratic Republic of the Congo / Q000453:epidemiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D029043:Ebolavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017753:Ecosystem; D019142:Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014197:Trees