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Ebola Virus Imported from Guinea to Senegal, 2014

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EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Volume 23, Issue 6, Pages 1026-1028

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CENTERS DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION
DOI: 10.3201/eid2306.161092

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  1. Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Senegal
  2. Ministry of Health, Senegal

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In March 2014, the World Health Organization declared an outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Guinea. In August 2014, a case caused by virus imported from Guinea occurred in Senegal, most likely resulting from nonsecure funerals and travel. Preparedness and surveillance in Senegal probably prevented secondary cases.

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