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Ebola virus disease among children in West Africa

WHO Ebola Response Team et al. N Engl J Med. .
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Figure 1. Age-Group–Specific Incidence of Ebola Virus Disease in West Africa, Incubation Period, Intervals from Onset to Death and Onset to Hospitalization, and Case Fatality Rate
Panel A shows the cumulative incidence of confirmed and probable cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) according to age group and country. Panel B shows the cumulative incidence of confirmed and probable cases per 10,000 population according to age group and country. Panel C shows the overall age distribution for confirmed and probable cases according to month of symptom onset. Panel D shows the estimated average incubation period, the interval between symptom onset and death, and the interval between symptom onset and hospitalization according to age among persons with confirmed or probable EVD (with vertical lines indicating 95% confidence intervals [CIs]). The numbers represent the sample sizes in each age group. Panel E shows the estimated case fatality rate according to age among persons with confirmed or probable EVD (with 95% CIs), with representation of the total number of confirmed or probable cases of EVD cases in each age group and the total number of confirmed or probable cases of EVD for which there was information on the final outcome in each age group.
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