"If I die for touching him, let me die": a rapid ethnographic assessment of cultural practices and Ebola transmission in high-risk border regions of Tanzania

• Main Authors: Priscilla Kusena (Author), Emmy Metta (Author), Hussein Mohamed (Author), Deodatus Kakoko (Author), Tumaini Nyamhanga (Author), Shalini Bahuguna (Author), Nathanael Sirili (Author), Jonas Kinanda (Author), Awet Araya (Author), Alice Mwiru (Author), Stanley Magesa (Author), Lulu Makene (Author), Allan Rwechungura (Author), Fatimata B Kirakoya (Author), Jaliath Rangi (Author), Neema Kileo (Author), Jerry Mlembwa (Author), Method Kazaura (Author), Chipole Mpelembe (Author), Gasto Frumence (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) is a rare but contagious disease caused by Ebola Virus (EBOV). The first Ebola outbreaks were reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) before subsequent reported cases in Western and East African countries, including Uganda, which borders Tanza...