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Welcome to the Viral Special Pathogens Branch
(VSPB) home page on the CDC web site.
Here you will find general and technical information about viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs), such as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, Rift Valley fever, and Lassa fever.
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Spotlight:
Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever Outbreak in the Luwero District of Uganda (Updated December 3, 2012)
Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever Outbreak in Uganda (Updated December 21, 2012)
Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever Outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo (Updated December 21, 2012)
Learn about Ebola ...
The Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever Web page has detailed information for health professionals in the United States and Africa and for travelers, humanitarian workers, U.S. citizens living abroad and the general public. This site will allow you to download fact sheets, infection control resources, and risk reduction guidance.
December 2007/January 2008 Ebola investigation in Uganda
| CDC and WHO epidemiologists gathering information on possible Ebola contacts in Bundibugyo, Uganda. Photo: CDC |
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At the Bundibugyo airstrip loading samples for testing at the laboratory in Entebbe, Uganda. Photo: CDC |
September 2007 Ebola investigation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
| MSF Health staff outside isolation ward in Kampungu, Democratic Republic of Congo. Photo: CDC |
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MSF Health staff in protective clothing constructing perimeter for isolation ward. Photo: CDC |
August 2007 Marburg investigation in Uganda
| Entrance to the Kitaka cave, site of a large fruit bat population. Photo: CDC. |
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Suited up in protective gear to enter the cave. Photo: CDC |
| Fruit bats perched on cave ceiling. Photo: CDC. |
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WHO video and camera team inside the cave. Photo: CDC.
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| CDC microbiologists, mammologists and medical officers examine specimens at the local lab. Photo: CDC. |
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African fruit bat, R. aegyptiacus, at entrance to the cave. Photo: CDC. |
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