Monitoring of Persons with Risk for Exposure to Ebola Virus - United States, November 3, 2014-December 27, 2015

During Nov 3, 2014-Dec 27, 2015, CDC implemented guidance on movement and monitoring of persons in the US with potential exposure to Ebola virus (Ebola). Monitoring was concluded in December 2015. After CDC modified the guidance for monitoring travelers from Guinea (the last country for which monito...

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Published in:MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2016, Vol.65 (49), p.1401
Main Authors: Kabore, Hyacinte Julien, Desamu-Thorpe, Rodel, Jean-Charles, Lisa, Toews, Karrie-Ann, Avchen, Rachel Nonkin
Format: Report
Language:English
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Ebola virus
Epidemics
Global health
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Public health
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Summary:During Nov 3, 2014-Dec 27, 2015, CDC implemented guidance on movement and monitoring of persons in the US with potential exposure to Ebola virus (Ebola). Monitoring was concluded in December 2015. After CDC modified the guidance for monitoring travelers from Guinea (the last country for which monitoring of travelers was recommended) in late December 2015, jurisdictional reports were no longer collected by CDC. This report documents the number of persons monitored as part of the effort to isolate, test, and, if necessary, treat symptomatic travelers and other persons in the US who had risk for exposure to Ebola during the period the guidance was in effect. Sixty jurisdictions, including all 50 states, two local jurisdictions, and eight territories and freely associated states, reported a total of 29,789 persons monitored. This landmark public health response demonstrates the robust infrastructure and sustained monitoring capacity of local, state, and territorial health authorities in the US as a part of a response to an international public health emergency.
ISSN:0149-2195
1545-861X