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Haemorrhagic fevers

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Ebola, Lassa and Marburg haemorrhagic fevers are rare but deadly, spreading fear and panic. Caring for infected patients and affected communities is crucial for a response to be effective.

Outbreaks can kill 25 to 90 per cent of those infected. Until recently, there were no tools to prevent or treat Ebola; today a preventive vaccine and curative drugs are available. MSF has responded in almost all reported outbreaks over the past years.

The 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic in West Africa was unprecedented: 67 times the size of the largest previously recorded outbreak, it reached urban areas, and killed more than 11,300 people. Hundreds of health workers died, decimating the already-struggling healthcare systems of Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone.

Since then, the Democratic Republic of Congo has experienced a succession of outbreaks since March 2018.

Quick facts about Ebola and Marburg

 
Haemorrhagic fevers

Speech by MSF International President Joanne Liu to the EU high level meeting on Ebola

Speech 3 Mar 2015
 
Jonathan Dixon, National Staff Nurse
Haemorrhagic fevers

Epidemic is not over – key areas still need to be tackled

Crisis Update 3 Mar 2015
 
Macenta, Guinea - Ebola
Haemorrhagic fevers

“To create awareness among a population, you must listen”

Voices from the Field 26 Feb 2015
 
Clinical Trials in Guéckédou, Guinea
Haemorrhagic fevers

Preliminary results of the JIKI clinical trial to test the efficacy of favipiravir in reducing mortality in individuals infected by Ebola virus in Guinea.

Press Release 24 Feb 2015
 
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Initial results with experimental Ebola drug show positive effect for some patients

Press Release 24 Feb 2015
 
Haemorrhagic fevers

Crisis Update - 12 February 2015

Crisis Update 12 Feb 2015
 
Haemorrhagic fevers

Fighting Ebola, Ending Stigma

Voices from the Field 12 Feb 2015
 
MSF Ebola Rapid Response
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Catching up with Ebola

Voices from the Field 12 Feb 2015
 
Ebola declining in Liberia
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“We need to make sure that no one slips through the cracks”

Project Update 9 Feb 2015
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