title: Ebola virus disease and the veterinary perspective.
abstract: Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a potentially fatal haemorrhagic disease of humans. The last and most serious outbreak of Ebola virus (EBOV) started in December 2013 in West Africa and also affected other continents. Animals such as fruit bats and non-human primates are potential sources of EBOV. This review highlights the clinical features of EVD in humans and animals and addresses the public health implications of EVD outbreaks from the veterinary perspective.
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey. semragumusova@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Semra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gumusova
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Medical School, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey. msunbul@omu.edu.tr.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sunbul
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Medical School, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey. hakanomu@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Leblebicioglu
mesh_terms: D000354:Africa, Western / Q000453:epidemiology; D000818:Animals; D029043:Ebolavirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D019142:Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans