Inpatient signs and symptoms and factors associated with death among children aged ≤5 years admitted to two Ebola Management Centres in Sierra Leone, 2014: a retrospective cohort study

1. To describe the source case for children
2. To describe the viral load at presentation
3. To document the intervals between symptom onset and presentation for those who die and those who survive
4. To describe early symptoms of Ebola virus disease
5. To assess the association between risk factors and death