Occupational Exposures to Ebola Virus in Ebola Treatment Center, Conakry, Guinea
- Hélène Savini
- Frédéric Janvier
- Ludovic Karkowski
- Magali Billhot
- Marc Aletti
- Julien Bordes
- Fassou Koulibaly
- Pierre-Yves Cordier
- Jean-Marie Cournac
- Nancy Maugey
- Nicolas Gagnon
- Jean Cotte
- Audrey Cambon
- Christine Mac Nab
- Sophie Moroge
- Claire Rousseau
- Vincent Foissaud
- Thierry De Greslan
- Hervé Granier
- Gilles Cellarier
- Eric Valade
- Philippe Kraemer
- Philippe Alla
- Audrey Mérens
- Emmanuel Sagui
- Thierry Carmoi
- Christophe Rapp
Publication date
August 2017
DOI Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Journal
Emerging Infectious DiseasesAbstract
We report 77 cases of occupational exposures for 57 healthcare workers at the Ebola Treatment Center in Conakry, Guinea, during the Ebola virus disease outbreak in 2014−2015. Despite the high incidence of 3.5 occupational exposures/healthcare worker/year, only 18% of workers were at high risk for transmission, and no infections occurred
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