Evaluation of a point-of-care blood test for identification of Ebola virus disease at Ebola holding units, Western Area, Sierra Leone, January to February 2015.

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Published in Euro Surveill on March 26, 2015

Authors

N F Walker1, C S Brown, D Youkee, P Baker, N Williams, A Kalawa, K Russell, A F Samba, N Bentley, F Koroma, M B King, B E Parker, M Thompson, T Boyles, B Healey, B Kargbo, D Bash-Taqi, A J Simpson, A Kamara, T B Kamara, M Lado, O Johnson, T Brooks

Author Affiliations

1: King s Sierra Leone Partnership, King's Centre for Global Health, King's College London, and King s Health Partners, London, United Kingdom.

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