What motivates Ebola survivors to donate plasma during an emergency clinical trial? The case of Ebola-Tx in Guinea.

• Main Authors: Maya Ronse (Author), Almudena Marí Sáez (Author), Charlotte Gryseels (Author), Melanie Bannister-Tyrrell (Author), Alexandre Delamou (Author), Alain Guillard (Author), Mustapha Briki (Author), Frédéric Bigey (Author), Nyankoye Haba (Author), Johan van Griensven (Author), Koen Peeters Grietens (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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INTRODUCTION:During the 2014 Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) epidemic, the Ebola-Tx trial evaluated the use of convalescent plasma (CP) in Guinea. The effectiveness of plasmapheresis trials depends on the recruitment of plasma donors. This paper describes what motivated or deterred EVD survivors to donate...