Ebola Virus Imported from Guinea to Senegal, 2014

Daye Ka; Gamou Fall; Viviane Cissé Diallo; Ousmane Faye; Louise Deguenonvo Fortes; Oumar Faye; Elhadji Ibrahim Bah; Kadia Mbaye Diallo; Fanny Balique; Cheikh Tidiane Ndour; Moussa Seydi; Amadou Alpha Sall

doi:10.3201/eid2306.161092

Ebola Virus Imported from Guinea to Senegal, 2014

Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Jun;23(6):1026-1028. doi: 10.3201/eid2306.161092.

Authors

Daye Ka, Gamou Fall, Viviane Cissé Diallo, Ousmane Faye, Louise Deguenonvo Fortes, Oumar Faye, Elhadji Ibrahim Bah, Kadia Mbaye Diallo, Fanny Balique, Cheikh Tidiane Ndour, Moussa Seydi, Amadou Alpha Sall

Abstract

In March 2014, the World Health Organization declared an outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Guinea. In August 2014, a case caused by virus imported from Guinea occurred in Senegal, most likely resulting from nonsecure funerals and travel. Preparedness and surveillance in Senegal probably prevented secondary cases.

Keywords: Ebola; Ebola virus; Ebola virus disease; Guinea; Senegal; imported; viruses.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Contact Tracing
Disease Outbreaks*
Ebolavirus / isolation & purification*
Guinea / epidemiology
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / epidemiology*
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / prevention & control*
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / transmission
Humans
Male
Patient Isolation
Senegal / epidemiology
Travel
World Health Organization
Young Adult