Chains of transmission and control of Ebola virus disease in Conakry, Guinea, in 2014: an observational study

An epidemic of Ebola virus disease of unprecedented size continues in parts of west Africa. For the first time, large urban centres such as Conakry, the capital of Guinea, are affected. We did an observational study of patients with Ebola virus disease in three regions of Guinea, including Conakry,...

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Published in:	The Lancet infectious diseases Vol. 15; no. 3; pp. 320 - 326
Main Authors:	Faye, Ousmane, Boëlle, Pierre-Yves, Heleze, Emmanuel, Faye, Oumar, Loucoubar, Cheikh, Magassouba, N'Faly, Soropogui, Barré, Keita, Sakoba, Gakou, Tata, Bah, El Hadji Ibrahima, Koivogui, Lamine, Sall, Amadou Alpha, Cauchemez, Simon
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2015 Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Basic Reproduction Number Communicable Disease Control - methods Disease control Disease Transmission, Infectious Ebola virus Epidemics Fatalities Female Funerals Guinea - epidemiology Health care Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - epidemiology Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - transmission Hospitals Humans Infections Infectious Disease Infectious diseases Male Mathematical models Middle Aged Observational studies Patients Young Adult Guinea Guinea, Conakry Senegal, Dakar Africa
ISSN:	1473-3099, 1474-4457, 1474-4457
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