Prevention of viral hemorrhagic fever Prevention of viral hemorrhagic fever Prevention of viral hemorrhagic fever is similar for the different viruses. There are a number of different viral hemorrhagic fevers including Ebola virus disease, Lassa fever, Rift valley fever, Marburg virus disease, Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) and yellow fever. Lassa, Ebola, Marburg and CCHF can be spread by direct contact with the body fluids of those infected. Thus the content here covers the prevention of Ebola. The use of standard precautions is recommended with all patients in a healthcare environment. This includes a minimum level of standard precautions for use with all people regardless of
Bas-Congo virus Bas-Congo virus The Bas-Congo virus (BASV), named after the former DRC province of Bas-Congo (now Kongo Central), in which it was first discovered, is a novel rhabdovirus associated with a small outbreak of hemorrhagic fever in Mangala village in 2009. The disease is characterized by a fulminant course and can be fatal. In the 2009 outbreak, two out of three people died. The surviving patient and a further asymptomatic person developed antibodies against BASV. The virus was discovered after the exclusion of all known viral agents causing hemorrhagic fever. RNA copies of BASV were found in the serum of the