id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-300133-yc2wxgid Martínez, Miguel J. Ebola Virus Infection: Overview and Update on Prevention and Treatment 2015-09-12 .txt text/plain 4302 243 50 In 2014 and 2015, the largest Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in history affected large populations across West Africa. Relevant information was identified through a comprehensive literature search using Medline, PubMed and CINAHL Complete and using the search terms Ebola, Ebola virus disease, Ebola hemorrhagic fever, West Africa outbreak, Ebola transmission, Ebola symptoms and signs, Ebola diagnosis, Ebola treatment, vaccines for Ebola and clinical trials on Ebola. Over the past 17 months, the West Africa EVD outbreak has provided an important opportunity to consider use of and evaluate several therapeutic and prophylactic agents (e.g., vaccines) to determine their safety and efficacy [5, 6] . FGI-103, FGI-104, and FGI-106 are a group of broad-spectrum antiviral agents that inhibit viral replication in a dose-dependent manner among multiple and genetically distinct viruses including EBOV, bunyaviruses, dengue virus, Use of convalescent whole blood or plasma collected from patients recovered from Ebola virus disease for transfusion, as an emprical treatment during outbreaks ./cache/cord-300133-yc2wxgid.txt ./txt/cord-300133-yc2wxgid.txt