Secondary Infections with Ebola Virus in Rural Communities, Liberia and Guinea, 2014–2015

Lindblade, Kim A.; Nyenswah, Tolbert; Keita, Sakoba; Diallo, Boubakar; Kateh, Francis; Amoah, Aurora; Nagbe, Thomas K.; Raghunathan, Pratima; Neatherlin, John C.; Kinzer, Mike; Pillai, Satish K.; Attfield, Kathleen R.; Hajjeh, Rana; Dweh, Emmanuel; Painter, John; Barradas, Danielle T.; Williams, Seymour G.; Blackley, David J.; Kirking, Hannah L.; Patel, Monita R.; Dea, Monica; Massoudi, Mehran S.; Barskey, Albert E.; Mettee Zarecki, Shauna L.; Fomba, Moses; Grube, Steven; Belcher, Lisa; Broyles, Laura N.; Maxwell, T. Nikki; Hagan, Jose E.; Yeoman, Kristin; Westercamp, Matthew; Mott, Joshua; Mahoney, Frank; Slutsker, Laurence; DeCock, Kevin M.; Marston, Barbara; Dahl, Benjamin

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Secondary Infections with Ebola Virus in Rural Communities, Liberia and Guinea, 2014–2015

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2016/09/01
By Lindblade, Kim A. ; Nyenswah, Tolbert ; Keita, Sakoba ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Lindblade, Kim A. ; Nyenswah, Tolbert ; Keita, Sakoba ; Diallo, Boubakar ; Kateh, Francis ; Amoah, Aurora ; Nagbe, Thomas K. ; Raghunathan, Pratima ; Neatherlin, John C. ; Kinzer, Mike ; Pillai, Satish K. ; Attfield, Kathleen R. ; Hajjeh, Rana ; Dweh, Emmanuel ; Painter, John ; Barradas, Danielle T. ; Williams, Seymour G. ; Blackley, David J. ; Kirking, Hannah L. ; Patel, Monita R. ; Dea, Monica ; Massoudi, Mehran S. ; Barskey, Albert E. ; Mettee Zarecki, Shauna L. ; Fomba, Moses ; Grube, Steven ; Belcher, Lisa ; Broyles, Laura N. ; Maxwell, T. Nikki ; Hagan, Jose E. ; Yeoman, Kristin ; Westercamp, Matthew ; Mott, Joshua ; Mahoney, Frank ; Slutsker, Laurence ; DeCock, Kevin M. ; Marston, Barbara ; Dahl, Benjamin
Description:

Persons who died of Ebola virus disease at home in rural communities in Liberia and Guinea resulted in more secondary infections than persons admitted to Ebola treatment units. Intensified monitoring of contacts of persons who died of this disease in the community is an evidence-based approach to reduce virus transmission in rural communities.
Subjects:

Coinfection Ebolavirus Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola History, 21st Century Hospitalization Population Surveillance Rural Population
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 22(9):1653-1655.
Pubmed ID:

27268508
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC4994349
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Text
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Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Guinea ; Liberia
CIO:

Global Health Center
Topic:

Global Health
Location:

Africa
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3 pdf pages
Volume:

22
Issue:

9
NIOSHTIC Number:

nn:20052064
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Emerging Infectious Diseases
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