Ebola Virus Disease Surveillance in Two High-Transmission Districts of Sierra Leone During the 2013–2015 Outbreak: Surveillance Methods, Implications for Maternal and Child Health, and Recommendations

2019 ◽  
pp. 417-435
Author(s):  
Allison M. Connolly ◽  
Alyssa J. Young
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Sierra Leone ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Disease Surveillance ◽  
Ebola Virus ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Ebola Virus Disease ◽  
High Transmission ◽  
And Child Health

scholarly journals Use of Peripheral Health Units in Low-Transmission Ebola Virus Disease Surveillance

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alyssa J. Young ◽  
Allison Connolly ◽  
Adam Hoar ◽  
Brooke Mancuso ◽  
John Mark Esplana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sierra Leone ◽  
Surveillance System ◽  
Disease Surveillance ◽  
Ebola Virus ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Malaria Prevalence ◽  
Ebola Virus Disease ◽  
Alert System ◽  
Community Based

Surveillance strategies for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Sierra Leone use a centralized "live alert" system to refer suspect cases from the community to specialized Ebola treatment centers. As EVD case burden declined in Port Loko District, Sierra Leone so did the number of reported alerts. Because EVD presents similarly to malaria, the number of alerts should remain consistent with malaria prevalence in malaria-endemic areas, irrespective of the reduction in true EVD cases. A community-based EVD surveillance system with improved symptom recording and follow-up of malaria-confirmed patients at PHUs was implemented in order to strengthen the sensitivity of EVD reporting.

scholarly journals Revitalization of integrated disease surveillance and response in Sierra Leone post Ebola virus disease outbreak

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Njuguna ◽  
Amara Jambai ◽  
Alexander Chimbaru ◽  
Anders Nordstrom ◽  
Roland Conteh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sierra Leone ◽  
Disease Surveillance ◽  
Ebola Virus ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Disease Outbreak ◽  
Ebola Virus Disease ◽  
Surveillance And Response

scholarly journals Evaluation of Ebola virus disease surveillance system in Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi ◽  
Olufunmilayo Fawole ◽  
Patrick Nguku ◽  
Abisola Oladimeji ◽  
Okoro Nwenyi
Keyword(s):  
Sierra Leone ◽  
Surveillance System ◽  
Disease Surveillance ◽  
Ebola Virus ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Ebola Virus Disease ◽  
Disease Surveillance System

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 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
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