Ebola: should we consider influenza vaccination?

• Published in: The Lancet (British edition) Vol. 384; no. 9959; pp. 2023 - 2024
• Main Authors: Matheron, Sophie, Baize, Sylvain, Lerat, Isabelle, Houhou, Nadira, Yazdanpanah, Yazdan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 06.12.2014; Elsevier Limited; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adult; Blood pressure; Diagnosis, Differential; Ebola virus; Female; Guinea; Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola; Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - diagnosis; Humans; Immunization; Infectious diseases; Influenza; Influenza Vaccines; Influenza, Human; Influenza, Human - diagnosis; Influenza, Human - prevention & control; Internal Medicine; Life Sciences; Malaria; Medical treatment; Microbiology and Parasitology; Population density; Public health; Travel; Vaccination; Vaccines; Vector-borne diseases; Virology; Guinea; Senegal; Africa

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...