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Implementation of Ebola Case-Finding Using a Village Chieftaincy Taskforce in a Remote Outbreak — Liberia, 2014
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Feb 27 2015
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Source: MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 2015; 64(7):183-185.
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Journal Article:Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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Description:On October 16, 2014, a woman aged 48 years traveled from Monrovia, Liberia, to the Kayah region of Rivercess County, a remote, resource-poor, and sparsely populated region of Liberia, and died on October 21 with symptoms compatible with Ebola Virus disease (Ebola). She was buried in accordance with local tradition, which included grooming, touching, and kissing the body by family and other community members while it was being prepared for burial. During October 24-November 12, eight persons with probable and 13 with confirmed Ebola epidemiologically linked to the deceased woman had onset of symptoms. Nineteen of the 21 persons lived in five nearby villages in Kayah region; two, both with probable cases, lived in neighboring Grand Bassa County (Figure). Four of the confirmed cases in Kayah were linked by time and location, although the source case could not be determined because the patients had more than one exposure.
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ISSN:0149-2195 (print);1545-861X (digital);
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Pubmed ID:25719680
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC5779599
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Pages in Document:3 pdf pages
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Volume:64
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Issue:7
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