Clinical Features of and Risk Factors for Fatal Ebola Virus Disease, Moyamba District, Sierra Leone, December 2014–February 2015

Clinical Features of and Risk Factors for Fatal Ebola Virus Disease, Moyamba District, Sierra Leone, December 2014–February 2015

The 2013–2016 outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa infected >28,000 people, including >11,000 who died, and disrupted social life in the region. We retrospectively studied clinical signs and symptoms and risk factors for fatal outcome among 31 Ebola virus–positive patients admi...

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Main Authors: Yngvar Lunde Haaskjold, Håkon Angell Bolkan, Kurt Østhuus Krogh, James Jongopi, Karen Marie Lundeby, Sindre Mellesmo, Pedro San José Garcés, Ola Jøsendal, Åsmund Øpstad, Erling Svensen, Luis Matias Zabala Fuentes, Alfred Sandy Kamara, Melchor Riera, Javier Arranz, David P. Roberts, Paul D. Stamper, Paula Austin, Alfredo J. Moosa, Dennis Marke, Shoaib Hassan, Geir Egil Eide, Åse Berg, Bjørn Blomberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Ebola hemorrhagic fever
Ebola virus disease
neglected diseases
Sierra Leone
viruses
fatal disease
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/9/15-1621_article

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