Prevention of viral hemorrhagic fever prevention of the spread of VHF. 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
Bas-Congo virus days after the girl's death. This indicates human-to-human transmission of BASV through body fluids and close contact; transmission through aerosol would most likely result in more cases. A fourth person directly caring for the nurse developed antibodies against BASV but remained asymptomatic. 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