Ebola virus RNA detection on fomites in close proximity to confirmed Ebola patients; N'Zerekore, Guinea, 2015.
Romain PalichLeonid M IrengeEric Barte de Sainte FareAugustin AugierDenis MalvyJean-Luc GalaPublished in: PloS one (2017)
Our findings show the persistence of EBOV RNA in the environment of Ebola patients and of HCWs, in a Guinean ETU, despite strict infection prevention and control measures. This detection raises the possibility that patients' environment could be a potential source of contamination with the virus.