Cluster of Ebola Virus Disease, Bong and Montserrado Counties, Liberia

Cluster of Ebola Virus Disease, Bong and Montserrado Counties, Liberia

Lack of trust in government-supported services after the death of a health care worker with symptoms of Ebola resulted in ongoing Ebola transmission in 2 Liberia counties. Ebola transmission was facilitated by attempts to avoid cremation of the deceased patient and delays in identifying and monitori...

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Main Authors: Tolbert G. Nyenswah, Mosaka Fallah, Geoffrey M. Calvert, Stanley Duwor, E. Dutch Hamilton, Vishwesh Mokashi, Sampson Arzoaquoi, Emmanuel Dweh, Ryan Burbach, Diane Dlouhy, John E. Oeltmann, Patrick K. Moonan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Ebola
contact tracing
trust
Liberia
Ebola virus disease
viruses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/7/15-0511_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/7/15-0511_article

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