Occupational Exposures to Ebola Virus in Ebola Treatment Center, Conakry, Guinea

We report 77 cases of occupational exposures for 57 healthcare workers at the Ebola Treatment Center in Conakry, Guinea, during the Ebola virus disease outbreak in 2014-2015. Despite the high incidence of 3.5 occupational exposures/healthcare worker/year, only 18% of workers were at high risk for tr...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2017-08, Vol.23 (8), p.1380-1383
Hauptverfasser:	Savini, Hélène, Janvier, Frédéric, Karkowski, Ludovic, Billhot, Magali, Aletti, Marc, Bordes, Julien, Koulibaly, Fassou, Cordier, Pierre-Yves, Cournac, Jean-Marie, Maugey, Nancy, Gagnon, Nicolas, Cotte, Jean, Cambon, Audrey, Mac Nab, Christine, Moroge, Sophie, Rousseau, Claire, Foissaud, Vincent, De Greslan, Thierry, Granier, Hervé, Cellarier, Gilles, Valade, Eric, Kraemer, Philippe, Alla, Philippe, Mérens, Audrey, Sagui, Emmanuel, Carmoi, Thierry, Rapp, Christophe
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Care and treatment Conakry disease Dispatch Ebola virus Ebolavirus Guinea - epidemiology Health Personnel healthcare workers Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - epidemiology Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - transmission Humans Incidence Occupational exposure Occupational Exposure - adverse effects Occupational Exposures to Ebola Virus in Ebola Treatment Center, Conakry, Guinea Prospective Studies Risk factors viruses
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Zusammenfassung:	We report 77 cases of occupational exposures for 57 healthcare workers at the Ebola Treatment Center in Conakry, Guinea, during the Ebola virus disease outbreak in 2014-2015. Despite the high incidence of 3.5 occupational exposures/healthcare worker/year, only 18% of workers were at high risk for transmission, and no infections occurred.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2308.161804