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Long-term physical and mental health outcomes of Ebola Virus Disease survivors in Kenema District, Sierra Leone: A cross-sectional survey.

The 2013-2016 Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) epidemic in West Africa was the deadliest in history, with over 28,000 cases. Numerous physical and mental health symptoms have been reported in EVD survivors, although there is limited prior research on how the health of survivors compares to the general popu...

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Main Authors:	Jenna N Bates (Author), Abdulai Kamara (Author), Mohamed Sheku Bereteh (Author), Denise Barrera (Author), Lina Moses (Author), Allieu Sheriff (Author), Fudia Sesay (Author), Mohamed S Yillah (Author), Donald S Grant (Author), Joseph Lamin (Author), Philip Anglewicz (Author)
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Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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