2016-01-01Zeitschriftenartikel
Rapid outbreak sequencing of Ebola virus in Sierra Leone identifies transmission chains linked to sporadic cases
Arias, Armando; Watson, Simon J.; Asogun, Danny; Tobin, Ekaete Alice; Lu, Jia; Phan, My V. T.; Jah, Umaru; Wadoum, Raoul Emeric Guetiya; Meredith, Luke; Caddy, Lucy Thorne Sarah; Tarawalie, Alimamy; Langat, Pinky; Dudas, Gytis; Faria, Nuno R.; Dellicour, Simon; Kamara, Abdul; Kargbo, Brima; Kamara, Brima Osaio; Gevao, Sahr; Cooper, Daniel; Newport, Matthew; Kurth, Andreas; Kellam, Paul; Goodfellow, Ian; Cotten, Matthew
To end the largest known outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa and to prevent new transmissions, rapid epidemiological tracing of cases and contacts was required. The ability to quickly identify unknown ...
