Post-mortem surveillance for ebola virus using oraquick? ebola rapid diagnostic tests, eastern democratic republic of the congo, 2019-2020
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES(2021)
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.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo,Ebola virus,OraQuik Ebola RDT,postmortem surveillance,rapid diagnostic test,viruses,zoonoses
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