A community-based contact isolation strategy to reduce the spread of Ebola virus disease: an analysis of the 2018-2020 outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Mory KeitaJonathan A PolonskySteve Ahuka-MundekeMichel Kalongo IlumbulumbuAdama DakissagaHamadou BoiroJulienne Ngoundoung AnokoLamine DiassyJohn Kombe NgwamaHoussainatou BahMichel Kasereka TosalisanaRichard Kitenge OmasumbuIbrahima Sory ChérifSamuel T BolandAlexandre DelamouAbdoulaye YamAntoine FlahaultStéphanie DagronAbdou Salam GueyeOlivia KeiserIbrahima Socé FallPublished in: BMJ global health (2023)
The community-based contact isolation strategy used in DRC shows promise as a potentially effective approach for the rapid cessation of EVD transmission, highlighting the importance of rapidly implemented, community-oriented and trust-building control strategies.