A community-based contact isolation strategy to reduce the spread of Ebola virus disease: an analysis of the 2018–2020 outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

A community-based contact isolation strategy to reduce the spread of Ebola virus disease: an analysis of the 2018–2020 outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Introduction Despite tremendous progress in the development of diagnostics, vaccines and therapeutics for Ebola virus disease (EVD), challenges remain in the implementation of holistic strategies to rapidly curtail outbreaks. We investigated the effectiveness of a community-based contact isolation s...

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Main Authors: Antoine Flahault, Ibrahima Socé Fall, Alexandre Delamou, Steve Ahuka-Mundeke, Samuel T Boland, Olivia Keiser, Julienne Ngoundoung Anoko, Hamadou Boiro, Mory Keïta, Abdou Salam Gueye, Jonathan A Polonsky, Michel Kalongo Ilumbulumbu, Adama Dakissaga, Lamine Diassy, John Kombe Ngwama, Houssainatou Bah, Michel Kasereka Tosalisana, Richard Kitenge Omasumbu, Ibrahima Sory Chérif, Abdoulaye Yam, Stéphanie Dagron
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2023-06-01
Series:BMJ Global Health
Online Access:https://gh.bmj.com/content/8/6/e011907.full

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