EBOV share many symptoms with a lot of common diseases, so only a well trained Laboratorian can properly collect samples, handle, do differential diagnosis and contain the disease. Quality assurance and control should be on-going in medical Laboratyories. BSL-4 laboratories should be built in African countries where this disease is prevalent. The government should develop a maintenance culture for the infrastructure. Maximum containment is needed when working with this virus as 90% of infected people die.
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Symptoms, Laboratories, Differential Diagnosis, Quality Assurance, BSL-4 Laboratory, Maintenance Culture, Maximum Containment
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Polycarp Chia, Elvis Fon Tatah, Kenneth Yongabi. (2015). Laboratory Diagnostic Tools for Checking Ebola Viral Infections in Africa. American Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, 3(1-1), 29-32. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajcem.s.2015030101.16
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Polycarp Chia; Elvis Fon Tatah; Kenneth Yongabi. Laboratory Diagnostic Tools for Checking Ebola Viral Infections in Africa. Am. J. Clin. Exp. Med. 2015, 3(1-1), 29-32. doi: 10.11648/j.ajcem.s.2015030101.16
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