Rapid Field Response to a Cluster of Illnesses and Deaths — Sinoe County, Liberia, April–May, 2017

Doedeh, John; Frimpong, Joseph Asamoah; Yealue, Kwuakuan D.M.; Wilson, Himiede W.; Konway, Youhn; Wiah, Samson Q.; Doedeh, Vivian; Bao, Umaru; Seneh, George; Gorwor, Lawrence; Toe, Sylvester; Ghartey, Emmanuel; Larway, Lawrence; Gweh, Dedesco; Gonotee, Philemon; Paasewe, Thomas; Tamatai, George; Yarkeh, James; Smith, Samuel; Brima-Davis, Annette; Dauda, George; Monger, Thomas; Gornor-Pewu, Leleh W.; Lombeh, Siafa; Naiene, Jeremias; Dovillie, Nathaniel; Korvayan, Mark; George, Geraldine; Kerwillain, Garrison; Jetoh, Ralph; Friesen, Suzanne; Kinkade, Carl; Katawera, Victoria; Amo-Addae, Maame; George, Roseline N.; Gbanya, Miatta Z.; Dokubo, E. Kainne

doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm6642a4

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Rapid Field Response to a Cluster of Illnesses and Deaths — Sinoe County, Liberia, April–May, 2017

Oct 27 2017
By Doedeh, John ; Frimpong, Joseph Asamoah ; Yealue, Kwuakuan D.M. ; ...
http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6642a4
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 66(42):1140-1143.

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Doedeh, John ; Frimpong, Joseph Asamoah ; Yealue, Kwuakuan D.M. ; Wilson, Himiede W. ; Konway, Youhn ; ... More +

Doedeh, John ; Frimpong, Joseph Asamoah ; Yealue, Kwuakuan D.M. ; Wilson, Himiede W. ; Konway, Youhn ; Wiah, Samson Q. ; Doedeh, Vivian ; Bao, Umaru ; Seneh, George ; Gorwor, Lawrence ; Toe, Sylvester ; Ghartey, Emmanuel ; Larway, Lawrence ; Gweh, Dedesco ; Gonotee, Philemon ; Paasewe, Thomas ; Tamatai, George ; Yarkeh, James ; Smith, Samuel ; Brima-Davis, Annette ; Dauda, George ; Monger, Thomas ; Gornor-Pewu, Leleh W. ; Lombeh, Siafa ; Naiene, Jeremias ; Dovillie, Nathaniel ; Korvayan, Mark ; George, Geraldine ; Kerwillain, Garrison ; Jetoh, Ralph ; Friesen, Suzanne ; Kinkade, Carl ; Katawera, Victoria ; Amo-Addae, Maame ; George, Roseline N. ; Gbanya, Miatta Z. ; Dokubo, E. Kainne Less -
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On April 25, 2017, the Sinoe County Health Team (CHT) notified the Liberia Ministry of Health (MoH) and the National Public Health Institute of Liberia of an unknown illness among 14 persons that resulted in eight deaths in Sinoe County. On April 26, the National Rapid Response Team and epidemiologists from CDC, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) in Liberia were deployed to support the county-led response. Measures were immediately implemented to identify all cases, ascertain the cause of illness, and control the outbreak. Illness was associated with attendance at a funeral event, and laboratory tTesting confirmed Neisseria meningitidis in biologic specimens from cases. The 2014-2015 Ebola Virus disease (Ebola) outbreak in West Africa devastated Liberia's already fragile health system, and it took many months for the country to mount an effective response to control the outbreak. Substantial efforts have been made to strengthen Liberia's health system to prevent, detect, and respond to health threats. The rapid and efficient field response to this outbreak of N. meningitidis resulted in implementation of appropriate steps to prevent a widespread outbreak and reflects improved public health and outbreak response capacity in Liberia.
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Adolescent Adult Capacity Building Child Cluster Analysis Disease Outbreaks Female Full Report Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola Humans International Cooperation Male Middle Aged Neisseria Meningitidis Public Health Practice Young Adult
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MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 66(42):1140-1143.
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29072886
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PMC5689099
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Journal Article
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African Field Epidemiology Network. ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; World Health Organization ; African Field Epidemiology Network. ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; ... More +

African Field Epidemiology Network. ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; World Health Organization ; African Field Epidemiology Network. ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; World Health Organization Less -
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Liberia ; United States

Liberia ; United States Less -
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66
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42
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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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