Postmortem Surveillance for Ebola Virus Using OraQuick Ebola Rapid Diagnostic Tests, Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2019–2020

Autor:	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
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	Ebola virus rapid diagnostic test postmortem surveillance Democratic Republic of the Congo OraQuik Ebola RDT viruses Medicine Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216
Zdroj:	Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 28, Iss 2, Pp 420-424 (2022)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2802.210981
Popis:	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.
Databáze:	Directory of Open Access Journals
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