Reena H Doshi, Nicole A Hoff, Anna Bratcher, Patrick Mukadi, Adva Gadoth, Bradly P Nicholson, Russell Williams, Daniel Mukadi, Matthias Mossoko, Joseph Wasiswa, Alexis Mwanza, Cyrus Sinai, Vivian H Alfonso, Rupal Shah, Matthew S Bramble, Benoit Ilunga-Kebela, Emile Okitolonda-Wemakoy, Jean Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum, Anne W Rimoin
BACKGROUND: Health care workers (HCW) are more likely to be exposed to Ebola virus (EBOV) during an outbreak compared to people in the general population due to close physical contact with patients and potential exposure to infectious fluids. However, not all will fall ill. Despite evidence of subclinical and paucisymptomatic Ebola virus disease (EVD), prevalence and associated risk factors remain unknown. METHODS: We conducted a serosurvey among HCW in Boende, Tshuapa Province, Democratic Republic of Congo...
September 4, 2022: Journal of Infectious Diseases