Ebola virus disease contact tracing activities, lessons learned and best practices during the Duport Road outbreak in Monrovia, Liberia, November 2015.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Contact tracing is one of the key response activities necessary for halting Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) transmission. Key elements of contact tracing include identification of persons who have been in contact with confirmed EVD cases and careful monitoring for EVD symptoms, but the details of implementation likely influence their effectiveness. In November 2015, several months after a major Ebola outbreak was controlled in Liberia, three members of a family were confirmed positive for EVD in the Duport Road area of Monrovia. The cluster provided an opportunity to implement and evaluate modified approaches to contact tracing.

Methods

The approaches employed for improved contact tracing included classification and risk-based management of identified contacts (includin

SUBMITTER: Wolfe CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5470714 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature