Abstract
We collected data on 1054 children admitted to Ebola Holding Units in Sierra Leone and describe outcomes of 697/1054 children testing negative for Ebola virus disease (EVD) and accompanying caregivers. Case-fatality was 9%; 3/630 (0.5%) children discharged testing negative were readmitted EVD-positive. Nosocomial EVD transmission risk may be lower than feared.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 162-165 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Clinical infectious diseases |
Volume | 65 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2017 |
Keywords
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Cross Infection/epidemiology
- Disease Outbreaks/prevention & control
- Ebolavirus
- Female
- Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola/epidemiology
- Humans
- Infant
- Male
- Patient Isolation/statistics & numerical data
- Sierra Leone/epidemiology
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute