Identifying and Addressing the Daily Needs of Contacts of an Ebola Patient During Investigation, Monitoring, and Movement Restriction, Ohio

Affiliations

¹ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Epidemic Intelligence Service, Atlanta, GA, USA; Ohio Department of Health, Columbus, OH, USA.
² Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Epidemic Intelligence Service, Atlanta, GA, USA; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, Atlanta, GA, USA.
³ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Epidemic Intelligence Service, Atlanta, GA, USA; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, Atlanta, GA, USA.
⁴ Summit County Public Health, Akron, OH, USA.
⁵ Cuyahoga County Board of Health, Parma, OH, USA.
⁶ Ohio Department of Health, Columbus, OH, USA.
⁷ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, Atlanta, GA, USA.
⁸ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Atlanta, GA, USA.
⁹ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Preparedness and Emerging Infections, Atlanta, GA, USA.

Carolyn L McCarty et al. Public Health Rep. 2016 Sep.

. 2016 Sep;131(5):661-665.

doi: 10.1177/0033354916660087. Epub 2016 Aug 22.

¹ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Epidemic Intelligence Service, Atlanta, GA, USA; Ohio Department of Health, Columbus, OH, USA.
² Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Epidemic Intelligence Service, Atlanta, GA, USA; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, Atlanta, GA, USA.
³ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Epidemic Intelligence Service, Atlanta, GA, USA; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, Atlanta, GA, USA.
⁴ Summit County Public Health, Akron, OH, USA.
⁵ Cuyahoga County Board of Health, Parma, OH, USA.
⁶ Ohio Department of Health, Columbus, OH, USA.
⁷ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, Atlanta, GA, USA.
⁸ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Atlanta, GA, USA.
⁹ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Preparedness and Emerging Infections, Atlanta, GA, USA.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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