Marburg virus disease outbreak in Kween District Uganda, 2017: Epidemiological and laboratory findings.
Luke NyakarahukaTrevor R ShoemakerStephen BalinandiGodfrey ChemosBenon KwesigaSophia MuleiJackson KyondoAlex TumusiimeAaron D KofmanBen MasiiraShannon WhitmerShelley BrownDebi CannonCheng-Feng ChiangJames GrazianoMaria Morales-BetoulleKetan PatelSara ZufanInnocent KomakechNasan NatseriPhilip Musobo ChepkwuruiBernard LubwamaJude OkiriaJoshua KayiwaInnocent H NkonwaPatricia EyuLydia NakiireEdward Chelangat OkarikodLeonard CheptoyekBarasa Emmanuel WangilaMichael WanjePatrick TusiimeLilian BulageHenry G MwebesaAlex R ArioIssa MakumbiAnne NakinsigeAllan MurutaMiriam NanyunjaJaco HomsyBao-Ping ZhuLisa NelsonPontiano KaleebuPierre E RollinStuart T NicholJohn D KlenaJulius J LutwamaPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2019)
This outbreak of MVD occurred as a family cluster with no additional transmission outside of the four related cases. Rapid case detection, prompt laboratory testing at the Uganda National VHF Reference Laboratory and presence of pre-trained, well-prepared national and district rapid response teams facilitated the containment and control of this outbreak within one month, preventing nationwide and global transmission of the disease.