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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

 
Democratic Republic of Congo

Team dispatched following Ebola confirmation

Project Update 12 May 2017
 
Measles Vaccination in Conakry
Guinea

Battling a large-scale measles epidemic

Press Release 7 Apr 2017
 
Haemorrhagic fevers

The Politics of Fear

Press Release 21 Feb 2017
 
Killer diseases

Seven killer diseases under the microscope

Documentary 27 Jan 2017
 
Journal article

Engaging with National Authorities: Médecins Sans Frontières’s experience in Guinea during the Ebola epidemic

30 Nov 2016
Journal article
 
Closure Of MSF Projects in Conakry, Guinea
Photo Story

Dealing with Ebola's double blow

21 Oct 2016
Photo Story
 
Healthcare in the aftermath of Ebola - Monrovia - Liberia
Access to Healthcare

Healing through sharing

Project Update 21 Oct 2016
 
Closure Of MSF Projects in Conakry, Guinea
Haemorrhagic fevers

MSF closes final Ebola projects for survivors

Project Update 21 Oct 2016
 
Ebola in Paynesville, Liberia
Liberia

The psychological scars of Ebola

Project Update 20 Oct 2016
Advanced HIV management in Homa Bay
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