Added Value of an Anti-Ebola Serology for the Management of Clinically Suspected Ebola Virus Disease Patients Discharged as Negative in an Epidemic Context.
J Infect Dis
; 226(2): 352-356, 2022 08 24.
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| ID: mdl-35176762
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Survivors from Ebola virus disease (EVD) may be at the origin of EVD resurgence.METHODS:
Simultaneous reactivity to at least 2 Ebola virus or Zaire ebolavirus (EBOV) antigens was detected in 11 of 488 (2.3%; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.1-4.0) suspected EVD patients who were discharged as negative after 2 consecutive negative tests during the 10th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.RESULTS:
After extrapolating the total number of individuals discharged as negative during the entire outbreak, we estimated a total of 1314 additional missed Ebola cases.CONCLUSIONS:
These findings emphasize the usefulness of an EBOV serology analysis and the importance of extending epidemic surveillance to clinically suspected cases who were discharged as negative.Palabras clave
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Asunto principal:
Fiebre Hemorrágica Ebola
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Ebolavirus
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Epidemias
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
País como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Año:
2022
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Article