| contact tracing following outbreak of ebola virus disease in urban settings in nigeria. | an outbreak of ebola virus disease occurred in nigeria between july and september 2014. contact tracing commenced in lagos, and extended to port harcourt and enugu as the outbreak continued to spread. a total of 899 contacts were traced. contact tracing enhanced immediate identification of symptomatic contacts, some of whom eventually became cases. contact tracing could be challenging in urban cities. however, use of electronic technology, adequate logistics, and highly skilled personnel enhance ... | 2017 | 28721172 |
| ebola outbreak in nigeria: increasing ebola knowledge of volunteer health advisors. | in many low-income countries, volunteer health advisors (vhas) play an important role in disseminating information, especially in rural or hard-to-reach locations. when the world's largest outbreak of ebola virus disease (evd) occurred in 2014, a majority of cases were concentrated in the west african countries of guinea, liberia, and sierra leone. twenty cases were reported in nigeria initially and there was a need to rapidly disseminate factual information on ebola virus. in southeast nigeria, ... | 2015 | 26234990 |