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Contact tracing performance during the Ebola epidemic in Liberia, 2014-2015

BACKGROUND: During the Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic in Liberia, contact tracing was implemented to rapidly detect new cases and prevent further transmission. We describe the scope and characteristics of contact tracing in Liberia and assess its performance during the 2014–2015 EVD epidemic. ME...

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Autores principales:	Swanson, Krista C., Altare, Chiara, Wesseh, Chea Sanford, Nyenswah, Tolbert, Ahmed, Tashrik, Eyal, Nir, Hamblion, Esther L., Lessler, Justin, Peters, David H., Altmann, Mathias
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2018
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6152989/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30208032 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006762

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