Epidemiology of Epidemic Ebola Virus Disease in Conakry and Surrounding Prefectures, Guinea, 2014–2015

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Rico, Adriana ; Brody, Debra ; Coronado, Fátima ; Rondy, Marc ; Fiebig, Lena ; Carcelen, Andrea ; Deyde, Varough M. ; Mesfin, Samuel ; Retzer, Kyla D. ; Bilivogui, Pepe ; Keita, Sakoba ; Dahl, Benjamin A.
• Description:
  In 2014, Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa was first reported during March in 3 southeastern prefectures in Guinea; from there, the disease rapidly spread across West Africa. We describe the epidemiology of EVD cases reported in Guinea's capital, Conakry, and 4 surrounding prefectures (Coyah, Dubreka, Forecariah, and Kindia), encompassing a full year of the epidemic. A total of 1,355 EVD cases, representing ≈40% of cases reported in Guinea, originated from these areas. Overall, Forecariah had the highest cumulative incidence (4× higher than that in Conakry). Case-fatality percentage ranged from 40% in Conakry to 60% in Kindia. Cumulative incidence was slightly higher among male than female residents, although incidences by prefecture and commune differed by sex. Over the course of the year, Conakry and neighboring prefectures became the EVD epicenter in Guinea.
• Subjects:
  Disease Outbreaks Ebolavirus Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola History, 21st Century Incidence Population Surveillance
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 22(2):178-183.
• Pubmed ID:
  26812047
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4734523
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Guinea
• CIO:
  Global Health Center
• Topic:
  Global Health
• Location:
  Africa
• Pages in Document:
  6 pdf pages
• Volume:
  22
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20047516
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:511ad1eac429d129ac7191fef23c33e66261e6c97cb8e3a0a94448fdbb5fe953ce2c63a95110a5bc26ffee4ecda653b9ddbb994304cb1aa6bf040ab8777c6e16
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