Ebola Virus Disease Cluster - Northern Sierra Leone, January 2016

Ebola Virus Disease Cluster - Northern Sierra Leone, January 2016

On Jan 14, 2016, the Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and Sanitation was notified that a buccal swab collected on January 12 from a deceased female aged 22 years (patient A) in Tonkolili District had tested positive for Ebola virus by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The most...

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Published in:MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Vol. 65; no. 26; p. 681
Main Authors: Alpren, Charles, Sloan, Michelle, Boegler, Karen A, Martin, Daniel W, Ervin, Elizabeth, Washburn, Faith, Rickert, Regan, Singh, Tushar, Redd, John T
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: Atlanta U.S. Center for Disease Control 08-07-2016
Subjects:
Ebola virus
Epidemics
Genomes
Infections
Sanitation
Sierra Leone
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Summary:On Jan 14, 2016, the Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and Sanitation was notified that a buccal swab collected on January 12 from a deceased female aged 22 years (patient A) in Tonkolili District had tested positive for Ebola virus by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The most recent case of Ebola virus disease (Ebola) in Sierra Leone had been reported 4 months earlier on September 13, 2015, and the World Health Organization had declared the end of Ebola virus transmission in Sierra Leone on November 7, 2015. The Government of Sierra Leone launched a response to prevent further transmission of Ebola virus by identifying contacts of the decedent and monitoring them for Ebola signs and symptoms, ensuring timely treatment for anyone with Ebola, and conducting an epidemiologic investigation to identify the source of infection.
ISSN:0149-2195
1545-861X