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Strengthening Community Surveillance of Ebola Virus Disease in Sierra Leone
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Communities and sections that are consistently underreporting both illness and death pose a significant risk to surveillance and their efficacy is dependent upon the reporting of community structures such as government structures (primary health… read more -
Surveillance Strategies During Low Ebola Transmission in a District in Sierra Leone
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Port Loko District has had over 1400 confirmed EVD cases during this outbreak. However, transmission declined rapidly in early 2015; by mid-April, a few weeks had passed with no known cases. Simultaneously, reporting of sick persons had plummeted… read more -
Use of Peripheral Health Units in Low-Transmission Ebola Virus Disease Surveillance
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Existing EVD surveillance strategies in Sierra Leone use a centralized live alert system to refer suspect cases from the community to Ebola treatment centers. As EVD case burden declined in Port Loko District, so did the number of reported alerts.… read more