Ebola and Its Control in Liberia, 2014–2015
Tolbert G. Nyenswah, Francis Kateh, Luke Bawo, Moses Massaquoi, Miatta Gbanyan, Mosoka Fallah, Thomas K. Nagbe, Kollie K. Karsor, C. Sanford Wesseh, Sonpon Sieh, Alex Gasasira, Peter Graaff, Lisa Hensley, Hans Rosling, Terrence Lo, Satish K. Pillai, Neil Gupta, Joel M. Montgomery, Ray L. Ransom, Desmond Williams, A. Scott Laney, Kim A. Lindblade, Laurence Slutsker, Jana L. Telfer, Athalia Christie, Frank Mahoney, and Kevin M. De Cock
Author affiliations: Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Monrovia, Liberia (T.G. Nyenswah, F. Kateh, L. Bawo, M. Massaquoi, M. Gbanyan, M. Fallah, T.K. Nagbe, K.K. Karsor, C.S. Wesseh, S. Sieh, H. Rosling); World Health Organization, Monrovia (A. Gasasira); United Nations Mission for Emergency Ebola Response, Monrovia (P. Graaff); National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA (L. Hensley); Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden (H. Rosling); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (T. Lo, S.K. Pillai, N. Gupta, J.M. Montgomery, R.L. Ransom, D. Williams, A.S. Laney, K.A. Lindblade, L. Slutsker, J.L. Telfer, A. Christie, F. Mahoney, K.M. De Cock)
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Figure 3. Trends over time for suspected, probable, and confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease from situation reports (sitreps); for confirmed cases from laboratory reports (lab); and for numbers of Ebola treatment unit beds, Liberia 2014–2015. Ebola treatment unit build completion: A, Foya; B, Firestone; C, Eternal Love Winning Africa (ELWA) 1; D, ELWA2; F, ELWA3, John Fitzgerald Kennedy Hospital; H, Bong, Island; K, Unity; L, Ministry of Defense; M, Monrovia Medical Unit; N, Bomi, Kakata; O, China; P, Buchanan; SKD*; Q, Sinje, Ganta, Gbediah; R, Bopulu; S, Tappita, Zwedru; T, Voinjama; U, Zorzor, Greenville*; V, Barclayville; W, Fishtown*; X, Harper.* Other response events: E, Incident Management System implemented; G1–G2, burial teams trained and deployed. *Ebola treatment units built but never opened.
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