An Outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in the Lassa Fever Zone

Augustine Goba; S. Humarr Khan; Mbalu Fonnie; Mohamed Fullah; Alex Moigboi; Alice Kovoma; Vandi Sinnah; Nancy Yoko; Hawa Rogers; Siddiki Safai; Mambu Momoh; Veronica Koroma; Fatima K. Kamara; Edwin Konowu; Mohamed Yillah; Issa French; Ibraham Mustapha; Franklyn Kanneh; Momoh Foday; Helena McCarthy; Tiangay Kallon; Mustupha Kallon; Jenneh Naiebu; Josephine Sellu; Abdul A. Jalloh; Michael Gbakie; Lansana Kanneh; James L.B. Massaly; David Kargbo; Brima Kargbo; Mohamed Vandi; Momoh Gbetuwa; Sahr M. Gevao; John D. Sandi; Simbirie C. Jalloh; Donald S. Grant; Sylvia O. Blyden; Ian Crozier; John S. Schieffelin; Susan L. McLellan; Shevin Jacob; Matt L. Boisen; Jessica N. Hartnett; Robert W. Cross; Luis M. Branco; Kristian G. Andersen; Nathan L. Yozwiak; Stephen K. Gire; Ridhi Tariyal; Daniel J. Park; Allyson M. Haislip; Christopher M. Bishop; Lilia I. Melnik; William R. Gallaher; William C. Wimley; Jing He; Jeffrey G. Shaffer; Brian M. Sullivan; Sonia Grillo; Scott Oman; Courtney E. Garry; Donna R. Edwards; Stephanie J. McCormick; Deborah H. Elliott; Julie A. Rouelle; Chandrika B. Kannadka; Ashley A. Reyna; Benjamin T. Bradley; Haini Yu; Rachael E. Yenni; Kathryn M. Hastie; Joan B. Geisbert; Peter C. Kulakosky; Russell B. Wilson; Michael B.A. Oldstone; Kelly R. Pitts; Lee A. Henderson; James E. Robinson; Thomas W. Geisbert; Erica Ollmann Saphire; Christian T. Happi; Danny A. Asogun; Pardis C. Sabeti; Robert F. Garry

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An Outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in the Lassa Fever Zone

Augustine Goba, S. Humarr Khan, Mbalu Fonnie, Mohamed Fullah, Alex Moigboi, Alice Kovoma, Vandi Sinnah, Nancy Yoko, Hawa Rogers, Siddiki Safai, Mambu Momoh, Veronica Koroma, Fatima K. Kamara, Edwin Konowu, Mohamed Yillah, Issa French, Ibraham Mustapha, Franklyn Kanneh, Momoh Foday, Helena McCarthyTiangay Kallon, Mustupha Kallon, Jenneh Naiebu, Josephine Sellu, Abdul A. Jalloh, Michael Gbakie, Lansana Kanneh, James L.B. Massaly, David Kargbo, Brima Kargbo, Mohamed Vandi, Momoh Gbetuwa, Sahr M. Gevao, John D. Sandi, Simbirie C. Jalloh, Donald S. Grant, Sylvia O. Blyden, Ian Crozier, John S. Schieffelin, Susan L. McLellan, Shevin Jacob, Matt L. Boisen, Jessica N. Hartnett, Robert W. Cross, Luis M. Branco, Kristian G. Andersen, Nathan L. Yozwiak, Stephen K. Gire, Ridhi Tariyal, Daniel J. Park, Allyson M. Haislip, Christopher M. Bishop, Lilia I. Melnik, William R. Gallaher, William C. Wimley, Jing He, Jeffrey G. Shaffer, Brian M. Sullivan, Sonia Grillo, Scott Oman, Courtney E. Garry, Donna R. Edwards, Stephanie J. McCormick, Deborah H. Elliott, Julie A. Rouelle, Chandrika B. Kannadka, Ashley A. Reyna, Benjamin T. Bradley, Haini Yu, Rachael E. Yenni, Kathryn M. Hastie, Joan B. Geisbert, Peter C. Kulakosky, Russell B. Wilson, Michael B.A. Oldstone, Kelly R. Pitts, Lee A. Henderson, James E. Robinson, Thomas W. Geisbert, Erica Ollmann Saphire, Christian T. Happi, Danny A. Asogun, Pardis C. Sabeti, Robert F. Garry

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Background. Kenema Government Hospital (KGH) has developed an advanced clinical and laboratory research capacity to manage the threat of Lassa fever, a viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF). The 2013-2016 Ebola virus (EBOV) disease (EVD) outbreak is the first to have occurred in an area close to a facility with established clinical and laboratory capacity for study of VHFs. Methods. Because of its proximity to the epicenter of the EVD outbreak, which began in Guinea in March 2014, the KGH Lassa fever Team mobilized to establish EBOV surveillance and diagnostic capabilities. Results. Augustine Goba, director of the KGH Lassa laboratory, diagnosed the first documented case of EVD in Sierra Leone, on 25 May 2014. Thereafter, KGH received and cared for numbers of patients with EVD that quickly overwhelmed the capacity for safe management. Numerous healthcare workers contracted and lost their lives to EVD. The vast majority of subsequent EVD cases in West Africa can be traced back to a single transmission chain that includes this first diagnosed case. Conclusions. Responding to the challenges of confronting 2 hemorrhagic fever viruses will require continued investments in the development of countermeasures (vaccines, therapeutic agents, and diagnostic assays), infrastructure, and human resources.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	S110-S121
Journal	Journal of Infectious Disease
Volume	214
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiw239
Publication status	Published - 15 Oct 2016
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Ebola virus
Epidemiology
Genomic sequencing
Lassa virus
Research capacity building
Viral hemorrhagic fever diagnostics
West African Ebola outbreak 2013-16

UN SDGs

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Goba, A., Khan, S. H., Fonnie, M., Fullah, M., Moigboi, A., Kovoma, A., Sinnah, V., Yoko, N., Rogers, H., Safai, S., Momoh, M., Koroma, V., Kamara, F. K., Konowu, E., Yillah, M., French, I., Mustapha, I., Kanneh, F., Foday, M., ... Garry, R. F. (2016). An Outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in the Lassa Fever Zone. Journal of Infectious Disease, 214, S110-S121. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiw239

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AU - Khan, S. Humarr

AU - Fonnie, Mbalu

AU - Fullah, Mohamed

AU - Moigboi, Alex

AU - Kovoma, Alice

AU - Sinnah, Vandi

AU - Yoko, Nancy

AU - Rogers, Hawa

AU - Safai, Siddiki

AU - Momoh, Mambu

AU - Koroma, Veronica

AU - Kamara, Fatima K.

AU - Konowu, Edwin

AU - Yillah, Mohamed

AU - French, Issa

AU - Mustapha, Ibraham

AU - Kanneh, Franklyn

AU - Foday, Momoh

AU - McCarthy, Helena

AU - Kallon, Tiangay

AU - Kallon, Mustupha

AU - Naiebu, Jenneh

AU - Sellu, Josephine

AU - Jalloh, Abdul A.

AU - Gbakie, Michael

AU - Kanneh, Lansana

AU - Massaly, James L.B.

AU - Kargbo, David

AU - Kargbo, Brima

AU - Vandi, Mohamed

AU - Gbetuwa, Momoh

AU - Gevao, Sahr M.

AU - Sandi, John D.

AU - Jalloh, Simbirie C.

AU - Grant, Donald S.

AU - Blyden, Sylvia O.

AU - Crozier, Ian

AU - Schieffelin, John S.

AU - McLellan, Susan L.

AU - Jacob, Shevin

AU - Boisen, Matt L.

AU - Hartnett, Jessica N.

AU - Cross, Robert W.

AU - Branco, Luis M.

AU - Andersen, Kristian G.

AU - Yozwiak, Nathan L.

AU - Gire, Stephen K.

AU - Tariyal, Ridhi

AU - Park, Daniel J.

AU - Haislip, Allyson M.

AU - Bishop, Christopher M.

AU - Melnik, Lilia I.

AU - Gallaher, William R.

AU - Wimley, William C.

AU - He, Jing

AU - Shaffer, Jeffrey G.

AU - Sullivan, Brian M.

AU - Grillo, Sonia

AU - Oman, Scott

AU - Garry, Courtney E.

AU - Edwards, Donna R.

AU - McCormick, Stephanie J.

AU - Elliott, Deborah H.

AU - Rouelle, Julie A.

AU - Kannadka, Chandrika B.

AU - Reyna, Ashley A.

AU - Bradley, Benjamin T.

AU - Yu, Haini

AU - Yenni, Rachael E.

AU - Hastie, Kathryn M.

AU - Geisbert, Joan B.

AU - Kulakosky, Peter C.

AU - Wilson, Russell B.

AU - Oldstone, Michael B.A.

AU - Pitts, Kelly R.

AU - Henderson, Lee A.

AU - Robinson, James E.

AU - Geisbert, Thomas W.

AU - Saphire, Erica Ollmann

AU - Happi, Christian T.

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KW - West African Ebola outbreak 2013-16

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An Outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in the Lassa Fever Zone

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