Occupational Exposures to Ebola Virus in Ebola Treatment Center, Conakry, Guinea

Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Aug;23(8):1380-1383. doi: 10.3201/eid2308.161804.

Abstract

We report 77 cases of occupational exposures for 57 healthcare workers at the Ebola Treatment Center in Conakry, Guinea, during the Ebola virus disease outbreak in 2014-2015. Despite the high incidence of 3.5 occupational exposures/healthcare worker/year, only 18% of workers were at high risk for transmission, and no infections occurred.

Keywords: Conakry; Ebola virus; Ebola virus disease; Guinea; healthcare workers; occupational exposures; treatment center; viruses.

MeSH terms

  • Ebolavirus*
  • Guinea / epidemiology
  • Health Personnel*
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / epidemiology*
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / transmission*
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Occupational Exposure / adverse effects*
  • Prospective Studies