Ebola virus epidemic in Sierra Leone

epidemic
Part of	Western African Ebola virus epidemic
Country	Sierra Leone

Na an Ebola virus epidemic in Sierra Leone occur insyd 2014, along plus de neighbouring countries of Guinea den Liberia. At de time na dem discover am, na dem think say Ebola virus no be endemic to Sierra Leone anaa to de West African region den dat na de epidemic represent de first time na dem discover de virus der.^[1] However, na US researchers point to lab samples dem use for Lassa fever testing to suggest dat na Ebola dey insyd Sierra Leone as early as 2006.^[2]

References

↑ WHO Ebola Response Team; Aylward, B; Barboza, P; Bawo, L; Bertherat, E; Bilivogui, P; Blake, I; Brennan, R; Briand, S; Chakauya, J. M; Chitala, K; Conteh, R. M; Cori, A; Croisier, A; Dangou, J. M; Diallo, B; Donnelly, C. A; Dye, C; Eckmanns, T; Ferguson, N. M; Formenty, P; Fuhrer, C; Fukuda, K; Garske, T; Gasasira, A; Gbanyan, S; Graaff, P; Heleze, E; Jambai, A; et al. (2014). "Ebola Virus Disease in West Africa — the First 9 Months of the Epidemic and Forward Projections". New England Journal of Medicine. 371 (16): 1481–1495. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1411100. PMC 4235004. PMID 25244186.
↑ "Sierra Leone samples: Ebola evidence in West Africa in 2006". EurekAlert!. 14 July 2014. Archived from the original on 4 January 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2014.

Read further

Qureshi, Adnan (2016). Ebola Virus Disease: From Origin to Outbreak. Academic Press. ISBN 9780128042427. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
Bower, Hilary; Smout, Elizabeth; Bangura, Mohamed S.; Kamara, Osman; Turay, Cecilia; Johnson, Sembia; Oza, Shefali; Checchi, Francesco; Glynn, Judith R. (17 May 2016). "Deaths, late deaths, and role of infecting dose in Ebola virus disease in Sierra Leone: retrospective cohort study". BMJ. 353 i2403. doi:10.1136/bmj.i2403. ISSN 1756-1833. PMC 4870382. PMID 27188404.
Betancourt, Theresa S.; Brennan, Robert T.; Vinck, Patrick; VanderWeele, Tyler J.; Spencer-Walters, Dayo; Jeong, Joshua; Akinsulure-Smith, Adeyinka M.; Pham, Phuong (9 August 2016). "Associations between Mental Health and Ebola-Related Health Behaviors: A Regionally Representative Cross-sectional Survey in Post-conflict Sierra Leone". PLOS Med. 13 (8) e1002073. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002073. ISSN 1549-1676. PMC 4978463. PMID 27505186.
Owada, Kei; Eckmanns, Tim; Kamara, Kande-Bure O'Bai; Olu, Olushayo Oluseun (8 August 2016). "Epidemiological Data Management during an Outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease: Key Issues and Observations from Sierra Leone". Frontiers in Public Health. 4: 163. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2016.00163. ISSN 2296-2565. PMC 4976087. PMID 27551675.
Haaskjold, Yngvar Lunde; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Krogh, Kurt Østhuus; Jongopi, James; Lundeby, Karen Marie; Mellesmo, Sindre; Garcés, Pedro San José; Jøsendal, Ola; Øpstad, Åsmund; Svensen, Erling; Fuentes, Luis Matias Zabala; Kamara, Alfred Sandy; Riera, Melchor; Arranz, Javier; Roberts, David P.; Stamper, Paul D.; Austin, Paula; Moosa, Alfredo J.; Marke, Dennis; Hassan, Shoaib; Eide, Geir Egil; Berg, Åse; Blomberg, Bjørn (2016). "Clinical Features of and Risk Factors for Fatal Ebola Virus Disease, Moyamba District, Sierra Leone, December 2014–February 2015". Emerging Infectious Diseases. 22 (9): 1537–1544. doi:10.3201/eid2209.151621. PMC 4994367. PMID 27268303.
Cancedda, Corrado; Davis, Sheila M.; Dierberg, Kerry L.; Lascher, Jonathan; Kelly, J. Daniel; Barrie, Mohammed Bailor; Koroma, Alimamy Philip; George, Peter; Kamara, Adikali Alpha; Marsh, Ronald; Sumbuya, Manso S.; Nutt, Cameron T.; Scott, Kirstin W.; Thomas, Edgar; Bollbach, Katherine; Sesay, Andrew; Barrie, Ahmidu; Barrera, Elizabeth; Barron, Kathryn; Welch, John; Bhadelia, Nahid; Frankfurter, Raphael G.; Dahl, Ophelia M.; Das, Sarthak; Rollins, Rebecca E.; Eustis, Bryan; Schwartz, Amanda; Pertile, Piero; Pavlopoulos, Ilias; Mayfield, Allan; Marsh, Regan H.; Dibba, Yusupha; Kloepper, Danielle; Hall, Andrew; Huster, Karin; Grady, Michael; Spray, Kimberly; Walton, David A.; Daboh, Fodei; Nally, Cora; James, Sahr; Warren, Gabriel S.; Chang, Joyce; Drasher, Michael; Lamin, Gina; Bangura, Sherry; Miller, Ann C.; Michaelis, Annie P.; McBain, Ryan; Broadhurst, M. Jana; Murray, Megan; Richardson, Eugene T.; Philip, Ted; Gottlieb, Gary L.; Mukherjee, Joia S.; Farmer, Paul E. (28 September 2016). "Strengthening Health Systems While Responding to a Health Crisis: Lessons Learned by a Nongovernmental Organization During the Ebola Virus Disease Epidemic in Sierra Leone". Journal of Infectious Diseases (in English). 214 (suppl 3): S153 – S163. doi:10.1093/infdis/jiw345. ISSN 0022-1899. PMC 5050485. PMID 27688219.
Howlett, Patrick J.; Walder, Anna R.; Lisk, Durodami R.; Fitzgerald, Felicity; Sevalie, Stephen; Lado, Marta; N'jai, Abdul; Brown, Colin S.; Sahr, Foday; Sesay, Foday; Read, Jonathon M.; Steptoe, Paul J.; Beare, Nicholas A.V.; Dwivedi, Reena; Solbrig, Marylou; Deen, Gibrilla F.; Solomon, Tom; Semple, Malcolm G.; Scott, Janet T. (August 2018). "Case Series of Severe Neurologic Sequelae of Ebola Virus Disease during Epidemic, Sierra Leone". Emerging Infectious Diseases. 24 (8): 1412–1421. doi:10.3201/eid2408.171367. ISSN 1080-6040. PMC 6056101. PMID 30014839.

External links

[1] WHO Ebola Response Team; Aylward, B; Barboza, P; Bawo, L; Bertherat, E; Bilivogui, P; Blake, I; Brennan, R; Briand, S; Chakauya, J. M; Chitala, K; Conteh, R. M; Cori, A; Croisier, A; Dangou, J. M; Diallo, B; Donnelly, C. A; Dye, C; Eckmanns, T; Ferguson, N. M; Formenty, P; Fuhrer, C; Fukuda, K; Garske, T; Gasasira, A; Gbanyan, S; Graaff, P; Heleze, E; Jambai, A; et al. (2014). "Ebola Virus Disease in West Africa — the First 9 Months of the Epidemic and Forward Projections". New England Journal of Medicine. 371 (16): 1481–1495. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1411100. PMC 4235004. PMID 25244186.

[EurekAlert!2-2] "Sierra Leone samples: Ebola evidence in West Africa in 2006". EurekAlert!. 14 July 2014. Archived from the original on 4 January 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2014.

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