Postmortem surveillance for Ebola virus using OraQuick Ebola rapid diagnostic tests, Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2019-2020

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    Abstract

    After a pilot study, we tested 443 cadavers using OraQuick Ebola rapid diagnostic tests during surveillance after the 10th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. No false negative and 2% false-positive results were reported. Quickly returning results and engaging the community enabled timely public health actions.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalEmerging Infectious Diseases
    Volume28
    Issue number2
    Pages (from-to)420-424
    Number of pages5
    ISSN1080-6040
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2022

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