Clinical and epidemiological performance of WHO Ebola case definitions: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ebola virus disease case definition is a crucial surveillance tool to detect suspected cases for referral and as a screening tool for clinicians to support admission and laboratory testing decisions at Ebola health facilities. We aimed to assess the performance of the WHO Ebola virus disease case definitions and other screening scores.

Methods

In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we searched PubMed, Scopus, Embase, and Web of Science for studies published in English between June 13, 1978, and Jan 14, 2020. We included studies that estimated the sensitivity and specificity of WHO Ebola virus disease case definitions, clinical and epidemiological characteristics (symptoms at admission and contact history), and predictive risk scores against the reference sta

SUBMITTER: Caleo G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9355392 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature