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. 2018 Jan 6;66(1):131-133.
doi: 10.1093/cid/cix705.

Disability Among Ebola Survivors and Their Close Contacts in Sierra Leone: A Retrospective Case-Controlled Cohort Study

Soushieta Jagadesh  1 , Stephen Sevalie  2 , Richard Fatoma  2 , Foday Sesay  2 , Foday Sahr  2 , Brian Faragher  1 , Malcolm G Semple  3 , Tom E Fletcher  3   4 , Ralf Weigel  1 , Janet T Scott  3
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Disability Among Ebola Survivors and Their Close Contacts in Sierra Leone: A Retrospective Case-Controlled Cohort Study

Soushieta Jagadesh et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

Ebola survivors (21/27 [77.8%]) suffered more disability than their close contacts (6/54 [11.1%]) (adjusted odds ratio, 23.5 [95% confidence interval, 6.5-85.7]; P < .001) when measured by the Washington Group Disability Extended Questionnaire. Major limitations in vision, mobility, cognition, and affect were observed in survivors 1 year following the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak, highlighting the need for long-term rehabilitation.

Keywords: EVD convalescence; Ebola survivors; Washington Group Disability Questionnaire; disability; postinfection disability.

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  • Visual Disability in Ebola Survivors.
    Steptoe PJ, Beare NAV, Fornah AD, Momorie F, Komba P, Vandy M, Semple MG. Steptoe PJ, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2018 Apr 3;66(8):1318-1319. doi: 10.1093/cid/cix979. Clin Infect Dis. 2018. PMID: 29126254 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
  • Reply to Steptoe et al.
    Jagadesh S, Fletcher TE, Sevalie S, Weigel R, Scott JT. Jagadesh S, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2018 Apr 3;66(8):1319. doi: 10.1093/cid/cix980. Clin Infect Dis. 2018. PMID: 29126296 No abstract available.

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