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Effect of the Ebola-virus-disease epidemic on malaria case management in Guinea, 2014: a cross-sectional survey of health facilities [1]

The ongoing west Africa Ebola-virus-disease epidemic has disrupted the entire health-care system in affected countries. Because of the overlap of symptoms of Ebola virus disease and malaria, the care delivery of malaria is particularly sensitive to the indirect effects of the current Ebola-virus-disease epidemic. We therefore characterise malaria case management in the context of the Ebola-virus-disease epidemic and document the effect of the Ebola-virus-disease epidemic on malaria case management.

Publication Date: 
24/06/2015
Mateusz M Plucinski [2], Timothée Guilavogui [3], Sidibe Sidikiba & et al [4]
Lancet Infectious Diseases [5]
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Tags:
Ebola Virus Disease ( Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever) [6], Malaria [7], Guinea [8], Epidemics [9], Africa [10], Viral Diseases [11], Child Health [12]
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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/mateusz-m-plucinski
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/timoth%C3%A9e-guilavogui
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sidibe-sidikiba-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/lancet-infectious-diseases
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ebola-virus-disease-ebola-hemorrhagic-fever
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/malaria
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/guinea
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/epidemics
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/viral-diseases
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/child-health