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Epidemiology of Ebola Virus Disease in the Western Area Region of Sierra Leone, 2014–2015

INTRODUCTION: Western Area (WA) of Sierra Leone including the capital, Freetown, experienced an unprecedented outbreak of Ebola from 2014 to 2015. At the onset of the epidemic, there was little information about the epidemiology, transmission dynamics, and risk factors in urban settings as previous...

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Autores principales:	Lamunu, Margaret, Olu, Olushayo Oluseun, Bangura, James, Yoti, Zabulon, Samba, Thomas Takpau, Kargbo, David Kabba, Dafae, Foday Mohamed, Raja, Muhammad Ali, Sempira, Noah, Ivan, Michael Lyazi, Sing, Aarti, Kurti-George, Fredson, Worku, Negusu, Mitula, Pamela, Ganda, Louisa, Samupindi, Robert, Conteh, Roland, Kamara, Kande-Bure, Muraguri, Beatrice, Kposowa, Michael, Charles, Joseph, Mugaga, Malimbo, Dye, Christopher, Banerjee, Anshu, Formenty, Pierre, Kargbo, Brima, Aylward, Raymond Bruce
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2017
Materias:	Public Health
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5332373/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28303239 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2017.00033

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