Cluster of Ebola virus disease, bong and Montserrado counties, Liberia

Tolbert G. Nyenswah; Mosaka Fallah; Geoffrey M. Calvert; Stanley Duwor; E. Dutch Hamilton; Vishwesh Mokashi; Sampson Arzoaquoi; Emmanuel Dweh; Ryan Burbach; Diane Dlouhy; John E. Oeltmann; Patrick K. Moonan

doi:10.3201/eid2107.150511

Cluster of Ebola virus disease, bong and Montserrado counties, Liberia

Tolbert G. Nyenswah, Mosaka Fallah, Geoffrey M. Calvert, Stanley Duwor, E. Dutch Hamilton, Vishwesh Mokashi, Sampson Arzoaquoi, Emmanuel Dweh, Ryan Burbach, Diane Dlouhy, John E. Oeltmann, Patrick K. Moonan

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Lack of trust in government-supported services after the death of a health care worker with symptoms of Ebola resulted in ongoing Ebola transmission in 2 Liberia counties. Ebola transmission was facilitated by attempts to avoid cremation of the deceased patient and delays in identifying and monitoring contacts.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1253-1256
Number of pages	4
Journal	Emerging infectious diseases
Volume	21
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2107.150511
State	Published - 2015
Externally published	Yes

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Epidemiology
Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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