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Notes from the field: Baseline assessment of the use of Ebola rapid diagnostic tests - Forecariah, Guinea, October-November 2015
Huang JY , Louis FJ , Dixon MG , Sefu M , Kightlinger L , Martel LD , Jayaraman GC , Gueye AS . MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2016 65 (12) 328-329 The Ebola virus disease (Ebola) epidemic in West Africa began in Guinea in early 2014. The reemergence of Ebola and risk of ongoing, undetected transmission continues because of the potential for sexual transmission and other as yet unknown transmission pathways. On March 17, 2016, two new cases of Ebola in Guinea were confirmed by the World Health Organization. This reemergence of Ebola in Guinea is the first since the original outbreak in the country was declared over on December 29, 2015. The prefecture of Forecariah, in western Guinea, was considerably affected by Ebola in 2015, with an incidence rate of 159 cases per 100,000 persons. Guinea also has a high prevalence of malaria; in a nationwide 2012 survey, malaria prevalence was reported to be 44% among healthy children aged ≤5 years. Malaria is an important reason for seeking health care; during 2014, 34% of outpatient consultations were related to malaria. |
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