Symptom- and Laboratory-Based Ebola Risk Scores to Differentiate Likely Ebola Infections

Symptom- and Laboratory-Based Ebola Risk Scores to Differentiate Likely Ebola Infections

Rapidly identifying likely Ebola patients is difficult because of a broad case definition, overlap of symptoms with common illnesses, and lack of rapid diagnostics. However, rapid identification is critical for care and containment of contagion. We analyzed retrospective data from 252 Ebola-positive...

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Main Authors: Shefali Oza, Alieu A. Sesay, Neal J. Russell, Kevin Wing, Sabah Boufkhed, Lahai Vandi, Sahr C. Sebba, Rachael Cummings, Francesco Checchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
hemorrhagic fever
Ebola
disease outbreaks
risk
Sierra Leone
viruses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/11/17-0171_article

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