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Author: Guo, Zuiyuan; Xiao, Dan; Li, Dongli; Wang, Xiuhong; Wang, Yayu; Yan, Tiecheng; Wang, Zhiqi
Title: Predicting and Evaluating the Epidemic Trend of Ebola Virus Disease in the 2014-2015 Outbreak and the Effects of Intervention Measures
  • Document date: 2016_4_6
  • ID: 1amm2hh8_19
    Snippet: The dynamic model constructed for the 2014-2015 EVD outbreak indicated that early detection, diagnosis, and isolation are critical for controlling EVD outbreaks. From March 2014 through January 2015, the mean time interval between symptom onset and sample collection from suspected patients was 7.2 days. The interval from sample collection to laboratory receipt was 1.5 days, 1.8 days, and 2.1 days in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, respectively.....
    Document: The dynamic model constructed for the 2014-2015 EVD outbreak indicated that early detection, diagnosis, and isolation are critical for controlling EVD outbreaks. From March 2014 through January 2015, the mean time interval between symptom onset and sample collection from suspected patients was 7.2 days. The interval from sample collection to laboratory receipt was 1.5 days, 1.8 days, and 2.1 days in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, respectively [26] . These relatively long intervals from symptom onset to diagnosis indicate that early detection of EVD is hindered by technical and social factors [26] . These delays likely contributed to the early expansion of the epidemic. Reducing them should improve transmission interruption, contact tracing, epidemiological surveillance accuracy, and prognoses.

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