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

Authors :: Fallah MP
Skrip LA
Raftery P
Kullie M
Borbor W
Laney AS
Blackley DJ
Christie A
Dokubo EK
Lo TQ
Coulter S
Baller A
Vonhm BT
Bemah P
Lomax S
Yeiah A
Wapoe-Sackie Y
Mann J
Clement P
Davies-Wayne G
Hamblion E
Wolfe C
Williams D
Gasasira A
Kateh F
Nyenswah TG
Galvani AP
Source :: PLoS medicine [PLoS Med] 2017 Jan 24; Vol. 14 (1), pp. e1002227. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Jan 24 (Print Publication: 2017).
Publication Year :: 2017
Abstract: Alison Galvani and colleagues describe a community-based protocol to improve cooperation with Ebola testing as well as contact tracing, quarantining, and treatment.<br />Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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

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