Sequelae and Other Conditions in Ebola Virus Disease Survivors, Sierra Leone, 2015
We rapidly assessed the health of Ebola virus disease (EVD) survivors in Kenema, Sierra Leone, by reviewing medical charts of all patients attending the Survivor Clinic of Kenema Government Hospital. Data were abstracted on signs and symptoms at every attendance. As of November 2015, a total of 621...
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| author | Hamish Mohammed Alren O. Vandy Rebecca Stretch David Otieno Mukesh Prajapati Mauricio Calderon Mohamed Vandi |
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| description | We rapidly assessed the health of Ebola virus disease (EVD) survivors in Kenema, Sierra Leone, by reviewing medical charts of all patients attending the Survivor Clinic of Kenema Government Hospital. Data were abstracted on signs and symptoms at every attendance. As of November 2015, a total of 621 attendances by 115 survivors with laboratory-confirmed EVD were made to the Survivor Clinic. Most (60.9%) survivors were women. Survivors’ median age was 28 years (range 0.25–70 years). Survivors attended the clinic a median of 5 times (range 1–21 times) each, and the median time from EVD discharge to attendance was 261 days (range 4–504 days). The most commonly reported signs and symptoms among the 621 attendances were headache (63.1%), fever (61.7%), and myalgia (43.3%). Because health needs of EVD survivors are complex, rapid chart reviews at survivor clinics should be repeated regularly to assess the extent of illness and prioritize service delivery. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1ef6b0eedb014252811162ccb820b4832022-12-22T01:26:44ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592017-01-01231667310.3201/eid2301.160631Sequelae and Other Conditions in Ebola Virus Disease Survivors, Sierra Leone, 2015Hamish MohammedAlren O. VandyRebecca StretchDavid OtienoMukesh PrajapatiMauricio CalderonMohamed VandiWe rapidly assessed the health of Ebola virus disease (EVD) survivors in Kenema, Sierra Leone, by reviewing medical charts of all patients attending the Survivor Clinic of Kenema Government Hospital. Data were abstracted on signs and symptoms at every attendance. As of November 2015, a total of 621 attendances by 115 survivors with laboratory-confirmed EVD were made to the Survivor Clinic. Most (60.9%) survivors were women. Survivors’ median age was 28 years (range 0.25–70 years). Survivors attended the clinic a median of 5 times (range 1–21 times) each, and the median time from EVD discharge to attendance was 261 days (range 4–504 days). The most commonly reported signs and symptoms among the 621 attendances were headache (63.1%), fever (61.7%), and myalgia (43.3%). Because health needs of EVD survivors are complex, rapid chart reviews at survivor clinics should be repeated regularly to assess the extent of illness and prioritize service delivery.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/1/16-0631_articleEbola virus diseasesurvivorssequelaeSierra Leoneviruses |
| spellingShingle | Hamish Mohammed Alren O. Vandy Rebecca Stretch David Otieno Mukesh Prajapati Mauricio Calderon Mohamed Vandi Sequelae and Other Conditions in Ebola Virus Disease Survivors, Sierra Leone, 2015 Emerging Infectious Diseases Ebola virus disease survivors sequelae Sierra Leone viruses |
| title | Sequelae and Other Conditions in Ebola Virus Disease Survivors, Sierra Leone, 2015 |
| title_full | Sequelae and Other Conditions in Ebola Virus Disease Survivors, Sierra Leone, 2015 |
| title_fullStr | Sequelae and Other Conditions in Ebola Virus Disease Survivors, Sierra Leone, 2015 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sequelae and Other Conditions in Ebola Virus Disease Survivors, Sierra Leone, 2015 |
| title_short | Sequelae and Other Conditions in Ebola Virus Disease Survivors, Sierra Leone, 2015 |
| title_sort | sequelae and other conditions in ebola virus disease survivors sierra leone 2015 |
| topic | Ebola virus disease survivors sequelae Sierra Leone viruses |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/1/16-0631_article |
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