Establishing Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) diagnostics using GeneXpert technology at a mobile laboratory in Liberia: Impact on outbreak response, case management and laboratory systems strengthening.

• Main Authors: Philomena Raftery (Author), Orla Condell (Author), Christine Wasunna (Author), Jonathan Kpaka (Author), Ruth Zwizwai (Author), Mahmood Nuha (Author), Mosoka Fallah (Author), Maxwell Freeman (Author), Victoria Harris (Author), Mark Miller (Author), April Baller (Author), Moses Massaquoi (Author), Victoria Katawera (Author), John Saindon (Author), Philip Bemah (Author), Esther Hamblion (Author), Evelyn Castle (Author), Desmond Williams (Author), Alex Gasasira (Author), Tolbert Nyenswah (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The 2014-16 Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa highlighted the necessity for readily available, accurate and rapid diagnostics. The magnitude of the outbreak and the re-emergence of clusters of EVD cases following the declaration of interrupted transmission in Liberia, reinforced the...