Mucosal immunization of cynomolgus macaques with the VSVDeltaG/ZEBOVGP vaccine stimulates strong ebola GP-specific immune responses. by Xiangguo Qiu, Lisa Fernando, Judie B Alimonti, P Leno Melito, Friedericke Feldmann, Daryl Dick, Ute Ströher, Heinz Feldmann, Steven M Jones

“…BACKGROUND: Zaire ebolavirus (ZEBOV) produces a lethal viral hemorrhagic fever in humans and non-human primates. …”
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Lassa virus activates myeloid dendritic cells but suppresses their ability to stimulate T cells. by Justine Schaeffer, Xavier Carnec, Stéphanie Reynard, Mathieu Mateo, Caroline Picard, Natalia Pietrosemoli, Marie-Agnès Dillies, Sylvain Baize

“…Lassa virus (LASV) is responsible for a viral hemorrhagic fever in humans and the death of 3,000 to 5,000 people every year. …”
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Vaccines against Ebola virus and Marburg virus: recent advances and promising candidates by John J. Suschak, Connie S. Schmaljohn

“…Both viruses cause viral hemorrhagic fever, with case fatality rates of up to 90%. …”
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Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever: etiology, diagnosis, management and potential alternative therapy by Mohammad Saleem, Muiz Tanvir, Muhammad Furqan Akhtar, Ammara Saleem

“…This review also highlights the possible alternative therapy in the form of antiviral medicinal plants which are effective against viral hemorrhagic fever. These medicinal plants have shown convincing evidence for their activities against different viral hemorrhagic fevers and may be used alone or in combination with existing therapies to achieve an optimum therapeutic response.…”
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Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever Associated with Novel Virus Strain, Uganda, 2007–2008 by Joseph F. Wamala, Luswa Lukwago, Mugagga Malimbo, Patrick Nguku, Zabulon Yoti, Monica Musenero, Jackson Amone, William Mbabazi, Miriam Nanyunja, Sam Zaramba, Alex Opio, Julius J. Lutwama, Ambrose O. Talisuna, Sam I. Okware

“…During August 2007–February 2008, the novel Bundibugyo ebolavirus species was identified during an outbreak of Ebola viral hemorrhagic fever in Bundibugyo district, western Uganda. …”
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Recurrent Epistaxis and Bleeding as the Initial Manifestation of Brucellosis by Mojtaba Kamali Aghdam, Kambiz Davari, Kambiz Eftekhari

“…Brucellosis with hemorrhage should be differentiated from viral hemorrhagic fever, malignancy, and other blood disorders. …”
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Geographical Variability Affects CCHFV Detection by RT–PCR: A Tool for In-Silico Evaluation of Molecular Assays by Cesare E. M. Gruber, Barbara Bartolini, Concetta Castilletti, Ali Mirazimi, Roger Hewson, Iva Christova, Tatjana Avšič, Roland Grunow, Anna Papa, María P. Sánchez-Seco, Marion Koopmans, Giuseppe Ippolito, Maria R. Capobianchi, Chantal B. E. M. Reusken, Antonino Di Caro

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RNA Interference Restricts Rift Valley Fever Virus in Multiple Insect Systems by Isabelle Dietrich, Stephanie Jansen, Gamou Fall, Stephan Lorenzen, Martin Rudolf, Katrin Huber, Anna Heitmann, Sabine Schicht, El Hadji Ndiaye, Mick Watson, Ilaria Castelli, Benjamin Brennan, Richard M. Elliott, Mawlouth Diallo, Amadou A. Sall, Anna-Bella Failloux, Esther Schnettler, Alain Kohl, Stefanie C. Becker

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Does electrocardiography at admission predict outcome in Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever by Mehmet Birhan Yilmaz , Aynur Engin , Gokhan Bektasoglu , Ali Zorlu , Meltem Refiker EGE , Mehmet Bakir & Ilyas Dokmetas

“…Background & objectives: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic fever withconsiderable mortality. Despite increasing knowledge about hemorrhagic fever viruses, the pathogenesis ofCrimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever and causes of death were not well described. …”
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Abdominal US Findings of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever by Zafer Özmen, Zafer Parlak

“…Introduction: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is one of the deadly diseases, clinically causing viral hemorrhagic fever outbreaks. It is especially transmitted through tick bite and body secretions and accepted as an indigenous disease in certain regions in the world and in our country. …”
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Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern; a Review Article by Saeed Safari, Alireza Baratloo, Alaleh Rouhipour, Parisa Ghelichkhani, Mahmoud Yousefifard

“…Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF) was first reported in 1976 with two concurrent outbreaks of acute viral hemorrhagic fever centered in Yambuku (near the Ebola River), Democratic Republic of Congo, and also in Nzara, Sudan. …”
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Yellow Fever outbreak in Darfur, Sudan in October 2012; the initial outbreak investigation report by Mohammed A. Soghaier, Ahmed Hagar, Mohammed A. Abbas, Mutasim M. Elmangory, Khalid M. Eltahir, Amadou A. Sall

“…Summary: Introduction: Sudan is subject to repeated outbreaks, including Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (VHF), which is considered to be a very serious illness. …”
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Lassa fever-induced sensorineural hearing loss: A neglected public health and social burden. by Elizabeth J Mateer, Cheng Huang, Nathan Y Shehu, Slobodan Paessler

“…Although an association between Lassa fever (LF) and sudden-onset sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) was confirmed clinically in 1990, the prevalence of LF-induced SNHL in endemic countries is still underestimated. LF, a viral hemorrhagic fever disease caused by Lassa virus (LASV), is endemic in West Africa, causing an estimated 500,000 cases and 5,000 deaths per year. …”
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A Saint Louis encephalitis and Rocio virus serosurvey in Brazilian horses by Jaqueline Raymondi Silva, Marilia Farignoli Romeiro, William Marciel de Souza, Thiago Demarchi Munhoz, Gustavo Puía Borges, Otavio Augusto Brioschi Soares, Carlos Henrique Coelho de Campos, Rosângela Zacarias Machado, Maria Luana Cristiny Rodrigues Silva, Joice Lara Maia Faria, Juliana Helena Chávez, Luiz Tadeu Moraes Figueiredo

“…These viruses are transmitted to humans or other vertebrates through arthropod bites and may cause diseases with clinical manifestations that range from asymptomatic infection, viral hemorrhagic fever to encephalitis. Methods A serological survey of horses from various regions of Brazil using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) with recombinant SLEV domain III peptides and ROCV E protein as antigens. …”
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TRANSFER OF DANGEROUS VIRAL INFECTIONS IN THE NON-ENDEMIC AREA by V. A. Markin, D. E. Chifanov

“…Extremely hazardous exotic viral hemorrhagic fever (Ebola, Marburg, Lassa) when transfer with sick people in some cases, can cause contamination of the contact persons. …”
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Vaginal bleeding as a sign of Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever infection: a case report by Shohra Qaderi, Hossein Hatami, Ahmad Murad Omid, Jalal Sayad

“…Abstract Background Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever is a severe vector-borne viral hemorrhagic fever with considerable mortality in humans. …”
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Ethnic groups' knowledge, attitude and practices and Rift Valley fever exposure in Isiolo County of Kenya. by Hippolyte Affognon, Peter Mburu, Osama Ahmed Hassan, Sarah Kingori, Clas Ahlm, Rosemary Sang, Magnus Evander

“…Rift Valley fever (RVF) is an emerging mosquito-borne viral hemorrhagic fever in Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, affecting humans and livestock. …”
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Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever by Emadi Koochak H, Yalda A R, Haj Abdolbagh M, Sood Bakhsh, A R

“…Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) was first described in the Crimea in 1944 and then in 1956 in congo. CCHF is a viral hemorrhagic fever of the Nairovirus group that belongs to Bunyaviridae family virus. …”
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Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome can masquerade as hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome. by Rui Qi, Xiang-Rong Qin, Ling Wang, Hui-Ju Han, Feng Cui, Hao Yu, Jian-Wei Liu, Xue-Jie Yu

“…BACKGROUND:Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging viral hemorrhagic fever with a high fatality rate and high frequency of person-to-person transmission and is caused by SFTSV, a tick-borne Phlebovirus. …”
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Temporal changes in pathology and viral RNA distribution in guinea pigs following separate infection with two New World Arenaviruses. by Curtis Cline, Xiankun Zeng, Todd M Bell, Carl Shaia, Paul Facemire, Janice Williams, Neil Davis, April Babka, Edwin Picado, Colin Fitzpatrick, Joseph W Golden

“…Numerous arenaviruses have been identified throughout the Americas and a subset of these viruses cause viral hemorrhagic fever in humans. This study compared the pathology and viral RNA distribution in Hartley guinea pigs challenged with two human-disease causing New World arenaviruses, Junin virus (JUNV) or Guanarito virus (GTOV). …”
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