Performance of a safe and dignified burial intervention during an Ebola epidemic in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2018–2019

Performance of a safe and dignified burial intervention during an Ebola epidemic in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2018–2019

Abstract Background A protracted Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) epidemic in the eastern Ituri, North and South Kivu provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) caused 3470 confirmed and probable cases between July 2018 and April 2020. During the epidemic, the International Federation of Red Cross...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Abdihamid Warsame, Gwendolen Eamer, Alaria Kai, Lucia Robles Dios, Hana Rohan, Patrick Keating, Jacques Katshishi, Francesco Checchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-12-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Ebola
Epidemic
Burial
Dead body
Performance
Intervention
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-023-03194-x

Similar Items

Similar Items