Environmental Contamination and Persistence of Ebola Virus RNA in an Ebola Treatment Center
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Poliquin, PGVogt, F
Kasztura, M
Leung, A
Deschambault, Y
Van den Bergh, R
Dorion, C
Maes, P
Kamara, A
Kobinger, G
Sprecher, A
Strong, JE
Issue Date
2016-06-30
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Journal of Infectious DiseasesAbstract
Ebola viruses (EBOVs) are primarily transmitted by contact with infected body fluids. Ebola treatment centers (ETCs) contain areas that are exposed to body fluids through the care of patients suspected or confirmed to have EBOV disease. There are limited data documenting which areas/fomites within ETCs pose a risk for potential transmission. This study conducted environmental surveillance in 2 ETCs in Freetown, Sierra Leone, during the 2014-2016 West African Ebola outbreak.PubMed ID
27365495Language
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1537-6613ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1093/infdis/jiw198
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