Minimally Symptomatic Infection in an Ebola 'Hotspot': A Cross-Sectional Serosurvey.

• Main Authors: Eugene T Richardson (Author), J Daniel Kelly (Author), Mohamed Bailor Barrie (Author), Annelies W Mesman (Author), Sahr Karku (Author), Komba Quiwa (Author), Regan H Marsh (Author), Songor Koedoyoma (Author), Fodei Daboh (Author), Kathryn P Barron (Author), Michael Grady (Author), Elizabeth Tucker (Author), Kerry L Dierberg (Author), George W Rutherford (Author), Michele Barry (Author), James Holland Jones (Author), Megan B Murray (Author), Paul E Farmer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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INTRODUCTION:Evidence for minimally symptomatic Ebola virus (EBOV) infection is limited. During the 2013-16 outbreak in West Africa, it was not considered epidemiologically relevant to published models or projections of intervention effects. In order to improve our understanding of the transmission...