Epidemiological profile of the Ebola virus disease outbreak in Nigeria, July-September 2014

The Pan African Medical Journal

Bisola Adebayo¹  Alex Okoh²  Faisal Shuaib²  Olukayode Oguntimehin³  Abdulsalami Nasidi⁴  Adebola Olayinka⁵  Kabiru Sabitu⁵  Olawunmi Adeoye⁵  Patrick Nguku⁵  Adedire⁵  Chima Ohuabunwo⁵  Peter Adewuyi⁵  Ndadilnasiya Waziri⁵  Nnanna Onyekwere⁶  Akinola Fatiregu⁷  Emmanuel Onunche Musa⁸  Bassey Enya⁸  Miriam Nanjuya⁹ 

[1] Department of Community Medicine, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria;Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja, Nigeria;Lagos State Primary Health Care Board, Lagos, Nigeria;Nigeria Center for Disease Control, Abuja, Nigeria;Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training programme, Abuja;Rivers State Ministry of Health, Port Harcourt, Nigeria;World Health Organisation, Field Office, State Ministry of Health, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria;World Health Organization, Country Office, Abuja, Nigeria;World Health Organization, Department of Communicable Diseases, Kampala District, Uganda;

关键词: epidemiological profile;    ebola virus disease outbreak;    nigeria;   

DOI  :  10.11604/pamj.2015.21.331.5834

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

INTRODUCTION: in July 2014, Nigeria experienced an outbreak of Ebola virus disease following the introduction of the disease by an ill Liberian Traveler. The Government of Nigeria with the support of Technical and Development Partners responded quickly and effectively to contain the outbreak. The epidemiological profile of the outbreak that majorly affected two States in the country in terms of person, place and time characteristics of the cases identified is hereby described. METHODS: using field investigation technique, all confirmed and probable cases were identified, line-listed and analysed using Microsoft Excel 2007 by persons, time and place. RESULT: a total of 20 confirmed and probable cases; 16 in Lagos (including the index case from Liberia) and 4 in Port Harcourt were identified. The mean age was 39.512.4 years with over 40% within the age group 30-39 years. The most frequent exposure type was direct physical contact in 70% of all cases and 73% among health care workers. The total case-fatality was 40%; higher among healthcare workers (46%) compared with non-healthcare workers (22%). The epidemic curve initially shows a typical common source outbreak, followed by a propagated pattern. CONCLUSIONS: investigation revealed the size and spread of the outbreak and provided information on the characteristics of persons, time and place. Enhanced surveillance measures, including contact tracing and follow- up proved very useful in early case detection and containment of the outbreak.

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