Outbreak of Marburg hemorrhagic fever among miners in Kamwenge and Ibanda Districts, Uganda, 2007

J Infect Dis. 2011 Nov;204 Suppl 3(Suppl 3):S796-9. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jir312.

Abstract

Marburg hemorrhagic fever was detected among 4 miners in Ibanda District, Uganda, from June through September, 2007. Infection was likely acquired through exposure to bats or bat secretions in a mine in Kamwenge District, Uganda, and possibly human-to-human transmission between some patients. We describe the epidemiologic investigation and the health education response.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Chiroptera
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Marburg Virus Disease / epidemiology*
  • Mining*
  • Occupational Exposure*
  • Uganda / epidemiology
  • Young Adult
  • Zoonoses