Monitoring of Persons with Risk for Exposure to Ebola Virus Disease — United States, November 3, 2014–March 8, 2015

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Stehling-Ariza, Tasha ; Fisher, Emily ; Vagi, Sara ; Fechter-Leggett, Ethan ; Prudent, Natasha ; Dott, Mary ; Daley, Randolph ; Avchen, Rachel Nonkin
• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)Epidemic Intelligence Service. ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response. Division of State and Local Readiness. ; Natinal Center for Environmental Health (U.S.)
• Description:
  On October 27, 2014, CDC released guidance for monitoring and movement of persons with potential Ebola Virus disease (Ebola) exposure in the United States For persons with possible exposure to Ebola, this guidance recommended risk categorization, daily monitoring during the 21-day incubation period, and, for persons in selected risk categories, movement restrictions. The purpose of the guidance was to delineate Methods for early identification of symptoms among persons at potential risk for Ebola so that they could be isolated, tested, and if necessary, treated to improve their chance of survival and reduce Transmission. Within 7 days, all 50 states and two local jurisdictions (New York City [NYC] and the District of Columbia [DC]) had implemented the guidelines. During November 3, 2014-March 8, 2015, a total of 10,344 persons were monitored for up to 21 days with >99% complete monitoring. This public health response demonstrated the ability of state, territorial, and local health agencies to rapidly implement systems to effectively monitor thousands of persons over a sustained period.
• Subjects:
  Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola Humans Population Surveillance Risk Assessment
• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 2015; 64(25):685-689.
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  26135588
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4584679
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  5 pdf pages
• Volume:
  64
• Issue:
  25
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/53907/cdc_53907_DS1.pdf
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