Ebola: should we consider influenza vaccination?
On admission to Bichat-Claude-Bernard Hospital, the patient's temperature was 38·4°C, with a blood pressure of 120/70 mm Hg, and an arterial oxygen saturation of 98%. In countries with a high Ebola incidence, such as Liberia, Médecins Sans Frontières is considering malaria chemoprevention in ar...
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Published in | The Lancet (British edition) Vol. 384; no. 9959; pp. 2023 - 2024 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
England
Elsevier Ltd
06.12.2014
Elsevier Limited Elsevier |
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Summary: | On admission to Bichat-Claude-Bernard Hospital, the patient's temperature was 38·4°C, with a blood pressure of 120/70 mm Hg, and an arterial oxygen saturation of 98%. In countries with a high Ebola incidence, such as Liberia, Médecins Sans Frontières is considering malaria chemoprevention in areas where population density is very high to avoid occurrence of Ebola-like symptoms and their consequences on already stretched health systems.3 Influenza vaccination might also be considered in these areas to prevent an influenza epidemic. |
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Bibliography: | SourceType-Other Sources-1 content type line 63 ObjectType-Correspondence-1 |
ISSN: | 0140-6736 1474-547X |
DOI: | 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)62226-1 |