Occupational Exposures to Ebola Virus in Ebola Treatment Center, Conakry, Guinea.

ABSTRACT: We report 77 cases of occupational exposures for 57 healthcare workers at the Ebola Treatment Center in Conakry, Guinea, during the Ebola virus disease outbreak in 2014-2015. Despite the high incidence of 3.5 occupational exposures/healthcare worker/year, only 18% of workers were at high risk for transmission, and no infections occurred.

SUBMITTER: Savini H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5547773 | biostudies-other | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other