Postmortem Surveillance for Ebola Virus Using OraQuick Ebola Rapid Diagnostic Tests, Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2019-2020

Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 Feb;28(2):420-424. doi: 10.3201/eid2802.210981.

Abstract

After a pilot study, we tested 443 cadavers using OraQuick Ebola rapid diagnostic tests during surveillance after the 10th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. No false negative and 2% false-positive results were reported. Quickly returning results and engaging the community enabled timely public health actions.

Keywords: Democratic Republic of the Congo; Ebola virus; OraQuik Ebola RDT; postmortem surveillance; rapid diagnostic test; viruses; zoonoses.

MeSH terms

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo / epidemiology
  • Diagnostic Tests, Routine
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Ebolavirus*
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola* / diagnosis
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola* / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Pilot Projects