EARLY DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUE FOR EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER IN INDIVIDUALS PRESUMABLY INFECTED WITH SUCH VIRUS

摘要

FIELD: medicine.;SUBSTANCE: blood serum is sampled from individuals presumably infected with such virus for the first time in 3-4 hours and for the second time - in 15-18 hours after presumed infection. Each serum sample is examined for a level of hemolytic complement activity (HCA) by any known technique. If observing the HCA in 1.5-2.0 times and more for a specified period of time, the fact of body infection is stated, and the absence or minor change of the HCA shows the absence of body infection. The HCA level can be evaluated by unified technique showing intact sheep erythrocyte lysis with commercial hemolytic anti-sheep rabbit serum.;EFFECT: use of the technique enables earlier diagnosing of Ebola hemorrhagic fever that will allow prescribing a complete complex of therapeutic actions immediately.;2 cl, 1 tbl, 4 dwg