Richards Guy A, Weyer Jacqueline, Blumberg Lucille H
Division of Critical Care, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand and Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa.
S Afr Med J. 2015 Sep 14;105(9):748-51. doi: 10.7196/samjnew.8330.
Viral haemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) include a diverse array of diseases caused by a broad range of viruses transmitted from various animal hosts and originating from almost all the continents in the world. These are potentially fatal and highly transmissible diseases without specific treatments or prophylactic vaccines. As has been demonstrated during the Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa, the consequences of VHFs are not limited to specific countries - they may become epidemic, and may have considerable economic impact and disrupt local public health and social service structures. Intensive public health intervention is necessary to contain these diseases. Here we provide a concise overview of the VHFs that are of current public health importance to South Africa.
病毒性出血热（VHFs）包括由多种病毒引起的一系列不同疾病，这些病毒由各种动物宿主传播而来，几乎起源于世界上所有的大陆。这些是潜在致命且高度传染性的疾病，没有特效治疗方法或预防性疫苗。正如在西非埃博拉病毒病疫情期间所证明的那样，病毒性出血热的影响并不局限于特定国家——它们可能会流行起来，并可能产生相当大的经济影响，扰乱当地的公共卫生和社会服务结构。必须采取强化公共卫生干预措施来控制这些疾病。在此，我们简要概述一下目前对南非具有公共卫生重要性的病毒性出血热。
