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2016-08-08Zeitschriftenartikel DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2016.00163
Epidemiological Data Management during an Outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease: Key Issues and Observations from Sierra Leone
dc.contributor.authorOwada, Kei
dc.contributor.authorEckmanns, Tim
dc.contributor.authorKamara, Kande-Bure O’Bai
dc.contributor.authorOlu, Olushayo Oluseun
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-07T19:16:08Z
dc.date.available2018-05-07T19:16:08Z
dc.date.created2016-08-11
dc.date.issued2016-08-08none
dc.identifier.otherhttp://edoc.rki.de/oa/articles/re7iW2k5obPHY/PDF/29AgbhWzXFoVQ.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://edoc.rki.de/176904/2396
dc.description.abstractSierra Leone experienced intense transmission of Ebola virus disease (EVD) from May 2014 to November 2015 during which a total of 8,704 confirmed cases and over 3,589 confirmed deaths were reported. Our field observation showed many issues in the EVD data management system, which may have contributed to the magnitude and long duration of the outbreak. In this perspective article, we explain the key issues with EVD data management in the field, and the resulting obstacles in analyzing key epidemiological indicators during the outbreak response work. Our observation showed that, during the latter part of the EVD outbreak, surveillance and data management improved at all levels in the country as compared to the earlier stage. We identified incomplete filling and late arrival of the case investigation forms at data management centers, difficulties in detecting double entries and merging identified double entries in the database, and lack of clear process of how death of confirmed cases in holding, treatment, and community care centers are reported to the data centers as some of challenges to effective data management. Furthermore, there was no consolidated database that captured and linked all data sources in a structured way. We propose development of a new application tool easily adaptable to new occurrences, regular data harmonization meetings between national and district data management teams, and establishment of a data quality audit system to assure good quality data as ways to improve EVD data management during future outbreaks.eng
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRobert Koch-Institut, Infektionsepidemiologie
dc.subjectepidemiologyeng
dc.subjectpublic healtheng
dc.subjectEbola virus diseaseeng
dc.subjectinfectious disease outbreakeng
dc.subjectsurveillance systemeng
dc.subjectpracticeeng
dc.subjectSierra Leoneeng
dc.subjectperspectiveeng
dc.subject.ddc610 Medizin
dc.titleEpidemiological Data Management during an Outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease: Key Issues and Observations from Sierra Leone
dc.typeperiodicalPart
dc.identifier.urnurn:nbn:de:0257-10046468
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fpubh.2016.00163
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.25646/2321
local.edoc.container-titleFrontiers in Public Health
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local.edoc.type-nameZeitschriftenartikel
local.edoc.container-typeperiodical
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local.edoc.container-urlhttp://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2016.00163/full
local.edoc.container-publisher-nameFrontiers Media
local.edoc.container-volume4
local.edoc.container-issue163
local.edoc.container-year2016

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