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

Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Jul;21(7):1253-6. doi: 10.3201/eid2107.150511.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Ebola; Ebola virus disease; Liberia; cluster investigation; contact tracing; trust; viruses.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Cluster Analysis
  • Contact Tracing
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / diagnosis*
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / transmission
  • Humans
  • Liberia
  • Male