Effects of Mother's Illness and Breastfeeding on Risk of Ebola Virus Disease in a Cohort of Very Young Children.

• Main Authors: Hilary Bower (Author), Sembia Johnson (Author), Mohamed S Bangura (Author), Alie Joshua Kamara (Author), Osman Kamara (Author), Saidu H Mansaray (Author), Daniel Sesay (Author), Cecilia Turay (Author), Francesco Checchi (Author), Judith R Glynn (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Young children who contract Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) have a high case fatality rate, but their sources of infection and the role of breastfeeding are unclear. METHODS/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS:Household members of EVD survivors from the Kerry Town Ebola Treatment Centre in Sierra Leone were int...