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. 2017 Jan 24;14(1):e1002227.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002227. eCollection 2017 Jan.

Bolstering Community Cooperation in Ebola Resurgence Protocols: Combining Field Blood Draw and Point-of-Care Diagnosis

Mosoka P Fallah  1   2   3   4 , Laura A Skrip  5 , Philomena Raftery  6 , Miata Kullie  1 , Watta Borbor  1 , A Scott Laney  7 , David J Blackley  7 , Athalia Christie  7 , Emily Kainne Dokubo  7 , Terrence Q Lo  7 , Stewart Coulter  7 , April Baller  6 , Benjamin T Vonhm  1 , Philip Bemah  1 , Sowillie Lomax  1 , Adolphus Yeiah  1 , Yatta Wapoe-Sackie  1 , Jennifer Mann  7 , Peter Clement  6 , Gloria Davies-Wayne  6 , Esther Hamblion  6 , Caitlin Wolfe  6 , Desmond Williams  7 , Alex Gasasira  6 , Francis Kateh  1 , Tolbert G Nyenswah  1 , Alison P Galvani  3   5
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Bolstering Community Cooperation in Ebola Resurgence Protocols: Combining Field Blood Draw and Point-of-Care Diagnosis

Mosoka P Fallah et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

Alison Galvani and colleagues describe a community-based protocol to improve cooperation with Ebola testing as well as contact tracing, quarantining, and treatment.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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