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Use of Postexposure Prophylaxis After Occupational Exposure to Zaire ebolavirus

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Use of Postexposure Prophylaxis After Occupational Exposure to Zaire ebolavirus

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From September 2014 to April 2015, 6 persons who had occupational exposures to Zaire ebolavirus in West Africa received investigational agent rVSV-ZEBOV or TKM-100802 for postexposure prophylaxis and were monitored in the United States.

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2016-08-01

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Wong, K. K., R. T. Davey, Jr., A. L. Hewlett, C. S. Kraft, A. K. Mehta, M. J. Mulligan, A. Beck, W. Dorman, C. J. Kratochvil, L. Lai, T. N. Palmore, S. Rogers, P. W. Smith, A. F. Suffredini, M. Wolcott, U. Stroher and T. M. Uyeki (2016). "Use of Postexposure Prophylaxis After Occupational Exposure to Zaire ebolavirus." Clin Infect Dis 63(3): 376-379.

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From September 2014 to April 2015, 6 persons who had occupational exposures to Zaire ebolavirus in West Africa received investigational agent rVSV-ZEBOV or TKM-100802 for postexposure prophylaxis and were monitored in the United States. All patients experienced self-limited symptoms after postexposure prophylaxis; none developed Ebola virus disease.

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