Serosurvey on healthcare personnel caring for patients with Ebola virus disease and Lassa virus in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Healthcare personnel (HCP) were recruited to provide serum samples, which were tested for antibodies against Ebola or Lassa virus to evaluate for asymptomatic seroconversion.

Setting

From 2014 to 2016, 4 patients with Ebola virus disease (EVD) and 1 patient with Lassa fever (LF) were treated in the Serious Communicable Diseases Unit (SCDU) at Emory University Hospital. Strict infection control and clinical biosafety practices were implemented to prevent nosocomial transmission of EVD or LF to HCP.

Participants

All personnel who entered the SCDU who were required to measure their temperatures and complete a symptom questionnaire twice daily were eligible.

Results

No employee developed symptomatic EVD or LF. EVD and LF antibody studies were performed on

SUBMITTER: Kraft CS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9252303 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature