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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2015 May 22
Browne L, Menkir Z, Kahi V, Maina G, Asnakew S, et al.
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2015 May 22
In early April 2014, two South Sudanese refugees in the Gambella region of western Ethiopia experienced acute onset of jaundice, accompanied by fever. One patient was a pregnant woman aged 24 years evaluated at a routine prenatal clinic visit in Leitchour refugee camp. The second patient was a malnourished boy aged 1 year who resided in Tierkidi refugee camp. The boy died despite hospitalization. During the last 2 weeks of May, four more cases of acute jaundice syndrome (AJS), defined as yellow discoloration of the eyes, were detected in Leitchuor. By mid-June, an additional 50 AJS cases were reported across three large camps in the region, Kule, Leitchuor, and Tierkidi, with 45 (90%) of these cases reported in Leitchuor. Sera collected from a convenience sample of 21 AJS cases were sent to Addis Ababa and Nairobi for real-time polymerase chain reaction testing; 12 (57%) were positive for hepatitis E virus (HEV) RNA. By January 2015, a total of 1,117 suspected cases of hepatitis E meeting the case definition of AJS were reported among refugees in camps across Gambella.
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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2014 November 14; Volume 63; 1067-71.
Sharma A, Heijenberg N, Peter C, Bolongei J, Reeder B, et al.
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2014 November 14; Volume 63; 1067-71.
WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS TOPIC?
Lofa County in Liberia has one of the highest numbers of reported cases of Ebola virus disease (Ebola) in West Africa. Government health offices, nongovernmental organizations, and technical agencies coordinated response activities to reduce transmission of Ebola in Lofa County. The intensity and thoroughness of activities increased in response to the resurgence of Ebola in early June.
WHAT IS ADDED BY THIS REPORT?
Trends in new reported cases, admissions to the dedicated Ebola treatment unit in the town of Foya, and test results of community decedents evaluated for Ebola virus suggest transmission of Ebola virus decreased in Lofa County as early as August 17, 2014, following rapid scale-up of response activities after a resurgence of Ebola in early June.
WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE?
A comprehensive Ebola response strategy developed with participation from the local community and rapidly scaled up following resurgence of Ebola might have reduced the spread of Ebola virus in Lofa County. The strategy implemented in Lofa County might serve as a model for reducing transmission of Ebola virus in other affected areas.
Lofa County in Liberia has one of the highest numbers of reported cases of Ebola virus disease (Ebola) in West Africa. Government health offices, nongovernmental organizations, and technical agencies coordinated response activities to reduce transmission of Ebola in Lofa County. The intensity and thoroughness of activities increased in response to the resurgence of Ebola in early June.
WHAT IS ADDED BY THIS REPORT?
Trends in new reported cases, admissions to the dedicated Ebola treatment unit in the town of Foya, and test results of community decedents evaluated for Ebola virus suggest transmission of Ebola virus decreased in Lofa County as early as August 17, 2014, following rapid scale-up of response activities after a resurgence of Ebola in early June.
WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE?
A comprehensive Ebola response strategy developed with participation from the local community and rapidly scaled up following resurgence of Ebola might have reduced the spread of Ebola virus in Lofa County. The strategy implemented in Lofa County might serve as a model for reducing transmission of Ebola virus in other affected areas.
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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2015 May 8
Christie A, Davies-Wayne GJ, Cordier-Lassalle T, Blackley DJ, Laney AS, et al.
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2015 May 8
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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2018 May 18; Volume 67 (Issue 19); 560-561.; DOI:10.15585/mmwr.mm6719a6
McAteer JB, Danda S, Nhende T, Manamike P, Parayiwa T, et al.
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2018 May 18; Volume 67 (Issue 19); 560-561.; DOI:10.15585/mmwr.mm6719a6
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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2014 November 14; Volume 63 (Issue 46); 1082-6.
Nyenswah TG, Fahnbulleh M, Massaquoi M, Nagbe T, Bawo L, et al.
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2014 November 14; Volume 63 (Issue 46); 1082-6.
On March 21, 2014, the Guinea Ministry of Health reported the outbreak of an illness characterized by fever, severe diarrhea, vomiting and a high fatality rate (59%), leading to the first known epidemic of Ebola virus disease (Ebola) in West Africa and the largest and longest Ebola epidemic in history. As of November 2, Liberia had reported the largest number of cases (6,525) and deaths (2,697) among the three affected countries of West Africa with ongoing transmission (Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone). The response strategy in Liberia has included management of the epidemic through an incident management system (IMS) in which the activities of all partners are coordinated. Within the IMS, key strategies for epidemic control include surveillance, case investigation, laboratory confirmation, contact tracing, safe transportation of persons with suspected Ebola, isolation, infection control within the health care system, community engagement, and safe burial. This report provides a brief overview of the progression of the epidemic in Liberia and summarizes the interventions implemented.