Volume 21, Number 7—July 2015
Dispatch
Cluster of Ebola Virus Disease, Bong and Montserrado Counties, Liberia
Table
Characteristics of family members in Ebola cluster, Bong and Montserrado Counties, Liberia, November–December 2014
Patient no. | Relationship to patient 0 | Age, y/Sex | Occupation | Date of symptom onset | Date admitted to ETU* | Outcome, date | City where Ebola exposure likely occurred† |
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0 | – | 32/M | Nurse’s aide | Nov 14 | – | Died, Nov 24 | Monrovia |
1 | Father | 78/M | Farmer | Dec 1 | Dec 8 | Recovered, Dec 24 | Monrovia |
2 | Brother | 39/M | Auto Mechanic | Dec 9 | Dec 10 | Recovered, Dec 23 | Monrovia |
3 | Niece | 15/F | Student | Dec 10 | Dec 16 | Recovered, Dec 30 | Monrovia |
4 | Mother | 55/F | Vendor in the market | Dec 15 | Dec 17 | Died, Dec 22 | Monrovia |
5 | Son | 3/M | – | Dec 16 | Dec 17 | Died, Dec 21 | Monrovia |
6 | Cousin | 29/F | Rubber plantation worker | Dec 16‡ | Dec 18 | Recovered, Dec 30 | Gbarnga |
7 | Sister§ | 32/F | Vendor in the market | Dec 18 | Dec 19 | Died, Dec 21 | Monrovia |
8 | Brother-in-law# | 41/M | Construction worker | Dec 18 | Dec 19 | Died, Dec 27 | Monrovia |
9 | Niece | 10/F | Student | Dec 20‡ | Dec 20 | Recovered, Jan 9 (2015) | Gbarnga |
*ETU, Ebola treatment unit.
†Gbarnga is located in Bong County; Monrovia is located in Montserrado County.
‡Became symptomatic while under observation at the Bong County Holding Center.
§Twin sibling of patient 0.
#Husband of patient 7.