Assessment of Community Event–Based Surveillance for Ebola Virus Disease, Sierra Leone, 2015

Assessment of Community Event–Based Surveillance for Ebola Virus Disease, Sierra Leone, 2015

In 2015, community event–based surveillance (CEBS) was implemented in Sierra Leone to assist with the detection of Ebola virus disease (EVD) cases. We assessed the sensitivity of CEBS for finding EVD cases during a 7-month period, and in a 6-week subanalysis, we assessed the timeliness of reporting...

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Main Authors: Ruwan Ratnayake, Samuel J. Crowe, Joseph Jasperse, Grayson Privette, Erin Stone, Laura Miller, Darren Hertz, Clementine Fu, Matthew J. Maenner, Amara Jambai, Oliver Morgan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Ebola virus
Ebola virus disease
viruses
surveillance
community event–based surveillance
epidemic
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/8/16-0205_article

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