Ebola virus disease contact tracing activities, lessons learned and best practices during the Duport Road outbreak in Monrovia, Liberia, November 2015.
Caitlin M WolfeEsther L HamblionJacqueline SchulteParker WilliamsAugustine KoryonJonathan EndersVarlee SanorYatta WapoeDash KwayonDavid J BlackleyAnthony S LaneyEmily J WestonEmily K DokuboGloria Davies-WayneAnnika WendlandValerie T S DawMehboob BadiniPeter ClementNuha MahmoudDesmond WilliamsAlex GasasiraTolbert G NyenswahMosoka FallahPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2017)
The Duport Road EVD cluster was promptly controlled. Missing contacts were effectively identified, and identified contacts were effectively monitored and rapidly tested. There is a persistent risk of EVD reemergence in Liberia; the experience controlling each cluster can help inform future Ebola control efforts in Liberia and elsewhere.