Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jul 2015)

Cluster of Ebola Virus Disease, Bong and Montserrado Counties, Liberia

  • Tolbert G. Nyenswah,
  • Mosaka Fallah,
  • Geoffrey M. Calvert,
  • Stanley Duwor,
  • E. Dutch Hamilton,
  • Vishwesh Mokashi,
  • Sampson Arzoaquoi,
  • Emmanuel Dweh,
  • Ryan Burbach,
  • Diane Dlouhy,
  • John E. Oeltmann,
  • Patrick K. Moonan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2107.150511
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 21, no. 7
pp. 1253 – 1256

Abstract

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Lack of trust in government-supported services after the death of a health care worker with symptoms of Ebola resulted in ongoing Ebola transmission in 2 Liberia counties. Ebola transmission was facilitated by attempts to avoid cremation of the deceased patient and delays in identifying and monitoring contacts.

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