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. 2015 Oct 1:212 Suppl 2:S350-8.
doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiv361. Epub 2015 Jul 30.

Ebola Virus Diagnostics: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Laboratory in Sierra Leone, August 2014 to March 2015

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Ebola Virus Diagnostics: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Laboratory in Sierra Leone, August 2014 to March 2015

Mike Flint et al. J Infect Dis. .

Abstract

In August 2014, the Viral Special Pathogens Branch of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention established a field laboratory in Sierra Leone in response to the ongoing Ebola virus outbreak. Through March 2015, this laboratory tested >12 000 specimens from throughout Sierra Leone. We describe the organization and procedures of the laboratory located in Bo, Sierra Leone.

Keywords: Ebola; diagnostics; field laboratory.

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