Impact of the Ebola outbreak on routine immunization in western area, Sierra Leone - a field survey from an Ebola epidemic area

• Main Authors: Xiaojin Sun (Author), T. T. Samba (Author), Jianyi Yao (Author), Wenwu Yin (Author), Lin Xiao (Author), Fuqiang Liu (Author), Xiaoqiang Liu (Author), Jikun Zhou (Author), Zengqiang Kou (Author), Hongwei Fan (Author), Hao Zhang (Author), Aqnes Williams (Author), Paul M. Lansana (Author), Zundong Yin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Since March 2014, the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa disrupted health care systems - especially in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone - with a consequential stress on the area's routine immunization programs. To address perceived decreased vaccination covera...