Research on Emerging Infections Offers an Opportunity for Public Health Intelligence on Non-Communicable Diseases: Hypertension Prevalence in Volunteers for an Ebola Vaccine Trial in Northern Sierra Leone

Research on Emerging Infections Offers an Opportunity for Public Health Intelligence on Non-Communicable Diseases: Hypertension Prevalence in Volunteers for an Ebola Vaccine Trial in Northern Sierra Leone

<b>Introduction</b>: The West African Ebola outbreak of 2014–2016 necessitated clinical trials in communities with limited health data. The EBOVAC-Salone Ebola vaccine trial is ongoing in the largely rural Kambia District in northern Sierra Leone. To gain a baseline insight into our loca...

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Main Authors: Dickens Kowuor, David Ishola, Muhammed Afolabi, Frank Baiden, Kwabena Owusu-Kyei, Baimba Rogers, Osman Bah, Ibrahim Swaray, Joseph Edem-Hotah, Gibrilla Fadlu Deen, Daniela Manno, Philip Ayieko, Julie Foster, Pauline Akoo, Daniel Tindanbil, Mohamed Samai, Brian Greenwood, Bailah Leigh, Deborah Watson-Jones
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Proceedings
Subjects:
Sierra Leone
Ebola
non-communicable disease
hypertension
West Africa
clinical trial
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2504-3900/45/1/11

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