The Impact of Ebola Virus Disease on Government Expenditure in Sierra Leone

2019 ◽  
pp. 75-90
Author(s):  
Fuein Vera Kum ◽  
Saheed Olayiwola ◽  
Njong Mom Aloysius
Keyword(s):  
Sierra Leone ◽  
Ebola Virus ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Government Expenditure ◽  
Ebola Virus Disease ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals The impact of active surveillance and health education on an Ebola virus disease cluster — Kono District, Sierra Leone, 2014–2015

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tasha Stehling-Ariza ◽  
Alexander Rosewell ◽  
Sahr A. Moiba ◽  
Brima Berthalomew Yorpie ◽  
Kai David Ndomaina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Sierra Leone ◽  
Active Surveillance ◽  
Ebola Virus ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Ebola Virus Disease ◽  
Disease Cluster ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Kono District

scholarly journals Transmission dynamics of Ebola virus disease and intervention effectiveness in Sierra Leone

2016 ◽  
Vol 113 (16) ◽  
pp. 4488-4493 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li-Qun Fang ◽  
Yang Yang ◽  
Jia-Fu Jiang ◽  
Hong-Wu Yao ◽  
David Kargbo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sierra Leone ◽  
Ebola Virus ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Atmospheric Temperature ◽  
Transmission Dynamics ◽  
Ebola Virus Disease ◽  
Transmission Model ◽  
Household Transmission ◽  
Secondary Infections ◽  
The Impact

Sierra Leone is the most severely affected country by an unprecedented outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa. Although successfully contained, the transmission dynamics of EVD and the impact of interventions in the country remain unclear. We established a database of confirmed and suspected EVD cases from May 2014 to September 2015 in Sierra Leone and mapped the spatiotemporal distribution of cases at the chiefdom level. A Poisson transmission model revealed that the transmissibility at the chiefdom level, estimated as the average number of secondary infections caused by a patient per week, was reduced by 43% [95% confidence interval (CI): 30%, 52%] after October 2014, when the strategic plan of the United Nations Mission for Emergency Ebola Response was initiated, and by 65% (95% CI: 57%, 71%) after the end of December 2014, when 100% case isolation and safe burials were essentially achieved, both compared with before October 2014. Population density, proximity to Ebola treatment centers, cropland coverage, and atmospheric temperature were associated with EVD transmission. The household secondary attack rate (SAR) was estimated to be 0.059 (95% CI: 0.050, 0.070) for the overall outbreak. The household SAR was reduced by 82%, from 0.093 to 0.017, after the nationwide campaign to achieve 100% case isolation and safe burials had been conducted. This study provides a complete overview of the transmission dynamics of the 2014−2015 EVD outbreak in Sierra Leone at both chiefdom and household levels. The interventions implemented in Sierra Leone seem effective in containing the epidemic, particularly in interrupting household transmission.

Nosocomial transmission of Ebola virus disease on pediatric and maternity wards: Bombali and Tonkolili, Sierra Leone, 2014

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 269-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela C. Dunn ◽  
Tiffany A. Walker ◽  
John Redd ◽  
David Sugerman ◽  
Jevon McFadden ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sierra Leone ◽  
Ebola Virus ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Ebola Virus Disease ◽  
Nosocomial Transmission

scholarly journals Seroprevalence of Ebola virus infection in Bombali District, Sierra Leone

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadege Goumkwa Mafopa ◽  
Gianluca Russo ◽  
Raoul Emeric Guetiya Wadoum ◽  
Emmanuel Iwerima ◽  
Vincent Batwala ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Immune Response ◽  
Virus Infection ◽  
West Africa ◽  
Sierra Leone ◽  
Ebola Virus ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Asymptomatic Infection ◽  
Ebola Virus Disease ◽  
Efficient Immune Response ◽  
Ebola Virus Infection

A serosurvey of anti-Ebola Zaire virus nucleoprotein IgG prevalence was carried out among Ebola virus disease survivors and their Community Contacts in Bombali District, Sierra Leone. Our data suggest that the specie of Ebola virus (Zaire) responsible of the 2013-2016 epidemic in West Africa may cause mild or asymptomatic infection in a proportion of cases, possibly due to an efficient immune response.

scholarly journals Assessing the impact of the environmental contamination on the transmission of Ebola virus disease (EVD)

2016 ◽  
Vol 55 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 205-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Berge Tsanou ◽  
Samuel Bowong ◽  
Jean Lubuma ◽  
Joseph Mbang
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Contamination ◽  
Ebola Virus ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Ebola Virus Disease ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Assessment of Community Event–Based Surveillance for Ebola Virus Disease, Sierra Leone, 2015

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (8) ◽  
pp. 1431-1437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruwan Ratnayake ◽  
Samuel J. Crowe ◽  
Joseph Jasperse ◽  
Grayson Privette ◽  
Erin Stone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sierra Leone ◽  
Ebola Virus ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Ebola Virus Disease ◽  
Event Based

scholarly journals Clinical Features of Patients With Ebola Virus Disease in Sierra Leone

2015 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 491-495 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enqiang Qin ◽  
Jingfeng Bi ◽  
Min Zhao ◽  
Ye Wang ◽  
Tongsheng Guo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sierra Leone ◽  
Clinical Features ◽  
Ebola Virus ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Ebola Virus Disease

G28 Ebola virus disease in children in Sierra Leone: A retrospective cohort study

2016 ◽  
Vol 101 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. A19.2-A21
Author(s):  
FC Fitzgerald ◽  
A Naveed ◽  
K Wing ◽  
M Gbessay ◽  
JCG Ross ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Sierra Leone ◽  
Retrospective Cohort Study ◽  
Retrospective Cohort ◽  
Ebola Virus ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Ebola Virus Disease
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