Addressing contact tracing challenges—critical to halting Ebola virus disease transmission

Addressing contact tracing challenges—critical to halting Ebola virus disease transmission

Background: Delayed and ineffective contact tracing contributed to the extensive transmission of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in the 2014–2015 West African outbreak. Understanding and addressing the challenges to implementing and managing contact tracing is essential to stopping EVD transmission and pr...

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Main Authors: Ashley L. Greiner, Kristina M. Angelo, Andrea M. McCollum, Kelsey Mirkovic, Ray Arthur, Frederick J. Angulo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-12-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Contact tracing
Ebola virus disease
Hemorrhagic fever
West Africa
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971215002593

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