Transmission dynamics and control of Ebola virus disease outbreak in Nigeria, July to September 2014

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Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin

Euro Surveill.

9-Oct

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LR: 20160115; GR: 1318788/Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council/United Kingdom; GR: BB/M008894/1/Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council/United Kingdom; JID: 100887452; CIN: Euro Surveill. 2015;20(17). pii: 21106. PMID: 259

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1560-7917; 1025-496X

PMID: 25323076

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Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; IM

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We analyse up-to-date epidemiological data of the Ebola virus disease outbreak in Nigeria as of 1 October 2014 in order to estimate the case fatality rate, the proportion of healthcare workers infected and the transmission tree. We also model the impact of control interventions on the size of the epidemic. Results indicate that Nigeria's quick and forceful implementation of control interventions was determinant in controlling the outbreak rapidly and avoiding a far worse scenario in this country.

Fasina,F.O., Shittu,A., Lazarus,D., Tomori,O., Simonsen,L., Viboud,C., Chowell,G.

Department of Production Animal Studies, University of Pretoria, South Africa.

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2014