1. Postmortem Surveillance for Ebola Virus Using OraQuick Ebola Rapid Diagnostic Tests, Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2019–2020
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Daniel, Mukadi-Bamuleka, Yibayiri Osee, Sanogo, Junior, Bulabula-Penge, Maria E, Morales-Betoulle, Patrice, Fillon, Patrick, Woodruff, Mary J, Choi, Amy, Whitesell, Alison M, Todres, Anja, De Weggheleire, Anaïs, Legand, Jean-Jacques, Muyembe-Tamfum, Pierre, Formenty, John D, Klena, Joel M, Montgomery, Steve, Ahuka-Mundeke, and Germain, Bukassa-Kazadi
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Microbiology (medical) ,Epidemiology ,viruses ,Pilot Projects ,Infectious and parasitic diseases ,RC109-216 ,rapid diagnostic test ,Disease Outbreaks ,Ebola virus ,Humans ,Postmortem Surveillance for Ebola Virus Using OraQuick Ebola Rapid Diagnostic Tests, Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2019–2020 ,Diagnostic Tests, Routine ,Dispatch ,virus diseases ,nutritional and metabolic diseases ,postmortem surveillance ,OraQuik Ebola RDT ,Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola ,Ebolavirus ,nervous system diseases ,zoonoses ,Infectious Diseases ,Democratic Republic of the Congo ,Medicine - Abstract
After a pilot study, we tested 443 cadavers using OraQuick Ebola rapid diagnostic tests during surveillance after the 10th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. No false negative and 2% false-positive results were reported. Quickly returning results and engaging the community enabled timely public health actions.
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- 2022
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