Authors: Lee Worden, Rae Wannier, Nicole A. Hoff, Kamy Musene, Bernice Selo, Mathias Mossoko, Emile Okitolonda-Wemakoy, Jean Jacques Muyembe Tamfum, George W. Rutherford, Thomas M. Lietman, Anne W. Rimoin, Travis C. Porco, J. Daniel Kelly

Venue: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Type: Publication

Abstract: Background As of February 25, 2019, 875 cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) were reported in North Kivu and Ituri Provinces, Democratic Republic of Congo. Since the beginning of October 2018, the outbreak has largely shifted into regions in which active armed conflict has occurred, and in which EVD cases and their contacts have been difficult for health workers to reach. We used available data on the current outbreak, with case-count time series from prior outbreaks, to project the short-term and long-term course of the outbreak. Methods For sho... (read more)

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007512