Decreased Ebola Transmission after Rapid Response to Outbreaks in Remote Areas, Liberia, 2014

Decreased Ebola Transmission after Rapid Response to Outbreaks in Remote Areas, Liberia, 2014

We measured the reproduction number before and after interventions were implemented to reduce Ebola transmission in 9 outbreaks in Liberia during 2014. We evaluated risk factors for secondary cases and the association between patient admission to an Ebola treatment unit (ETU) and survival. The repro...

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Main Authors: Kim A. Lindblade, Francis Kateh, Thomas K. Nagbe, John C. Neatherlin, Satish K. Pillai, Kathleen R. Attfield, Emmanuel Dweh, Danielle T. Barradas, Seymour G. Williams, David J. Blackley, Hannah L. Kirking, Monita R. Patel, Monica Dea, Mehran S. Massoudi, Kathleen Wannemuehler, Albert E. Barskey, Shauna L. Mettee Zarecki, Moses Fomba, Steven Grube, Lisa Belcher, Laura N. Broyles, T. Nikki Maxwell, Jose E. Hagan, Kristin Yeoman, Matthew Westercamp, Joseph D. Forrester, Joshua Mott, Frank Mahoney, Laurence Slutsker, Kevin M. DeCock, Tolbert G. Nyenswah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Ebolavirus Zaire
disease outbreaks
epidemics
epidemiology
Liberia
patient isolation
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/10/15-0912_article

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