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SUBMITTER: Robert A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6601535 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Robert Alexis A Edmunds W John WJ Watson Conall H CH Henao-Restrepo Ana Maria AM Gsell Pierre-Stéphane PS Williamson Elizabeth E Longini Ira M IM Sakoba Keïta K Kucharski Adam J AJ Touré Alhassane A Nadlaou Sévérine Danmadji SD Diallo Boubacar B Barry Mamamdou Saidou MS Fofana Thierno Oumar TO Camara Louceny L Kaba Ibrahima Lansana IL Sylla Lansana L Diaby Mohamed Lamine ML Soumah Ousmane O Diallo Abdourahime A Niare Amadou A Diallo Abdourahmane A Eggo Rosalind M RM
American journal of epidemiology 20190701 7
Understanding risk factors for Ebola transmission is key for effective prediction and design of interventions. We used data on 860 cases in 129 chains of transmission from the latter half of the 2013-2016 Ebola epidemic in Guinea. Using negative binomial regression, we determined characteristics associated with the number of secondary cases resulting from each infected individual. We found that attending an Ebola treatment unit was associated with a 38% decrease in secondary cases (incidence rat ...[more]