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Understanding ebola virus transmission.
Review in Viruses, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
48 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Personal protective equipment for preventing highly infectious diseases due to exposure to contaminated body fluids in healthcare staff.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- Global status, bias risks, and ecological integration of wild bat and rodent virome research.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2026Review
- Ebola virus and Sudan virus infection in humans: a comparison to inform vaccine research and development.Emerging microbes & infections · 2026Review
- Systemic and Mucosal Immune Responses From Serotype-Switched Viral-Vectored Ebola Vaccines.Journal of medical virology · 2026Article
- Infectious medical waste (IMW) and disease transmission: A critical public health challenge in Africa and the global implications - A systematic review.Journal of public health research · 2026Article
- Bundibugyo virus-perspectives for the current outbreak.Npj viruses · 2026Article
- Ebola virus disease: A persistent challenge in global health security.Open veterinary journal · 2026Review
- The Re-Emergence of Bundibugyo Ebolavirus in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo: Epidemiological Drivers, Response Strategies, and Implications for Global Health Security.Infection and drug resistance · 2026Review
- Viral threats to pregnancy: Global health risks in the era of pandemics.Advances in virus research · 2026Review
- Incidence and predictors of Sudan ebolavirus transmission among contacts in Uganda in 2022: a retrospective cohort study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- An mRNA vaccine encoding the Ebola virus glycoprotein induces high neutralizing antibody titers and provides strong protection against lethal infections in mouse models.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Article
- Ebola Virus Tropism in Ex Vivo Cynomolgus Macaque Ocular Tissues.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2023Article
- Emerging Pathogen Threats in Transfusion Medicine: Improving Safety and Confidence with Pathogen Reduction Technologies.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Host density shapes the relative contribution of vector-based and aerial transmission of a pathogenic fungus.Ecology · 2023Article
- Editorial: High-impact respiratory RNA virus diseases.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2023Article
- Intolerance of Uncertainty and Attitudes towards Vaccination Impact Vaccinal Decision While Perceived Uncertainty Does Not.Vaccines · 2022Article
- Ebola virus outbreak returns to the Democratic Republic of Congo: An urgent rising concern.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2022Article
- Comparative overview of emerging RNA viruses: Epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and current treatment.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2022Review
- Media exposure, risk perceptions, and fear: Americans' behavioral responses to the Ebola public health crisis.International journal of disaster risk reduction : IJDRR · 2022Article
- Macrophage infection, activation, and histopathological findings in ebolavirus infection.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2022Review
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Abstract
An unprecedented number of Ebola virus infections among healthcare workers and patients have raised questions about our understanding of Ebola virus transmission. Here, we explore different routes of Ebola virus transmission between people, summarizing the known epidemiological and experimental data. From this data, we expose important gaps in Ebola virus research pertinent to outbreak situations. We further propose experiments and methods of data collection that will enable scientists to fill these voids in our knowledge about the transmission of Ebola virus.
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