Bolstering Community Cooperation in Ebola Resurgence Protocols: Combining Field Blood Draw and Point-of-Care Diagnosis

PLoS Med. 2017 Jan 24;14(1):e1002227. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002227. eCollection 2017 Jan.

Abstract

Alison Galvani and colleagues describe a community-based protocol to improve cooperation with Ebola testing as well as contact tracing, quarantining, and treatment.

MeSH terms

  • Clinical Protocols*
  • Community Participation* / statistics & numerical data
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Liberia
  • Point-of-Care Systems / statistics & numerical data*
  • Population Surveillance*