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- Title
The 2021 Ebola virus outbreak in Guinea: Mistrust and the shortcomings of outbreak surveillance.
- Authors
Raab, Manuel; Roth, Emmanuelle; Nguyen, Vinh-Kim; Froeschl, Guenter
- Abstract
Healthcare workers are generally aware of EVD screening guidelines, and the N'Zérékoré regional hospital boasts one of the 2 viral haemorrhagic fever laboratories in Forest Guinea [[15]]. Epidemic experiences and outbreak preparedness in Forest Guinea The authors MR and ER researched post-Ebola outbreak preparedness in Forest Guinea while living there from 2017 to 2019. These 3 patients became the first laboratory-confirmed EVD cases in Guinea since the 2013 to 2016 epidemic [[12]]. In February 2021, an outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) was declared in the N'Zérékoré prefecture, located in the southeastern area of Guinea known as "Forest Guinea" [[1]].
- Subjects
EBOLA virus; MEDICAL personnel; SUSPICION; EBOLA virus disease; COVID-19; MEDICAL triage
- Publication
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021, Vol 15, Issue 6, p1
- ISSN
1935-2727
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pntd.0009487