Environmental contamination and persistence of Ebola virus RNA in an Ebola Treatment Center

ETCs were surveyed over a 3-week period

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 October 2016
Country:
Sierra Leone
Document Type:
Journal Article
Theme:
Health
Authors:
Poliquin, P.G., Vogt, F., Katsztura, M, Leung, A, Deschambault, Y, Van den Bergh, R, Dorion, C, Maes, P., Kamara, A., Kobinger, G., et al

Abstract

Study conducted environmental surveillance in 2 Ebola Treatment Centers (ETCs) in Freetown, Sierra Leone, during the 2014-2016 West African Ebola outbreak.

This research was supported by the UK Department for International Development’s Operational Research Capacity Building Programme led by the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (The Union)

Citation

Philippe Guillaume Poliquin. Florian Vogt, Miriam Kasztura, Anders Leung, Yvon Deschambault, Rafael Van den Bergh, Claire Dorion, Peter Maes, Abdul Kamara, Gary Kobinger, et all (2016) Environmental Contamination and Persistence of Ebola Virus RNA in an Ebola Treatment Center The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 214, Issue suppl_3, 15 October 2016, Pages S145–S152, https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiw198

Environmental contamination and persistence of Ebola virus RNA in an Ebola Treatment Center

Published 1 October 2016
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