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Establishing Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) diagnostics using GeneXpert technology at a mobile laboratory in Liberia: Impact on outbreak response, case management and laboratory systems strengthening
The 2014–16 Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa highlighted the necessity for readily available, accurate and rapid diagnostics. The magnitude of the outbreak and the re-emergence of clusters of EVD cases following the declaration of interrupted transmission in Liberia, reinforced the...
Autores principales: | Raftery, Philomena, Condell, Orla, Wasunna, Christine, Kpaka, Jonathan, Zwizwai, Ruth, Nuha, Mahmood, Fallah, Mosoka, Freeman, Maxwell, Harris, Victoria, Miller, Mark, Baller, April, Massaquoi, Moses, Katawera, Victoria, Saindon, John, Bemah, Philip, Hamblion, Esther, Castle, Evelyn, Williams, Desmond, Gasasira, Alex, Nyenswah, Tolbert |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5755746/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29304039 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006135 |
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