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The proportion of fatal cases (PFC)…

Posted onAugust 6, 2018August 25, 2018

In July 2013 I coined an initialism for Virology Down Under (VDU) to avoid using the term Case Fatality Ratio/Rate/Risk (CFR); the Proportion of Fatal Cases (PFC). IMPORTED POST* I use Read More …

CategoriesEbola virus, H7N9Tagsimported, PFC, proportion of fatal cases

Behind the naming of an ebolavirus…

Posted onMay 9, 2018August 6, 20184 Comments

What’s in an ebolavirus name? IMPORTED POST* Virus taxonomy is the classification of viruses into groups based on similarities. Today classification is supported by viral gene and genome sequence information. Read More …

CategoriesEbola virusTagsBDBV, Bombali ebolavirus, Bundibugyo ebolavirus, Ebola virus, EBOV, imported, Reston ebolavirus, RESTV, SUDV, TAFV, Tai Forest ebolavirus, Zaire ebolavirus

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