MMWR Vol. 63 / Early Release

MMWR Vol. 63 / Early Release

MMWR Early Release Vol. 63, Early Release December 9, 2014 PDF Airport Exit and Entry Screening for Ebola — August–November 10, 2014 Clive M Brown, MBBS, Aaron E Aranas, MPH, Gabrielle A Benenson, MPH, et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2014;63(Early Release):1-6 In response to the Ebola epidemic, CDC, the World Health Organization, and other international organizations collaborated in August to screen for Ebola persons at airports who were exiting countries with widespread transmission. Since the program began, an estimated 80,000 travelers have departed by air from the three countries with widespread Ebola transmission. In October, an enhanced U.S. entry screening program was begun at five U.S. airports as an added measure. Of 1,993 travelers screened, a total of 86 (4.3%) were referred to CDC for additional evaluation, and seven (8.1%) were symptomatic and referred for medical evaluation. None of the seven were diagnosed with Ebola. PDF Ebola Virus Disease in Health Care Workers — Sierra Leone, 2014 Peter H. Kilmarx, MD, Kevin R. Clarke, MD, Patricia M. Dietz, DrPH, et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2014;63(Early Release):1-4 Health care workers are at increased risk for infection in outbreaks of Ebola virus disease (Ebola). To characterize Ebola in health care workers in Sierra Leone and guide prevention efforts, surveillance data from the national Viral Hemorrhagic Fever database were analyzed. This report summarizes the results of that analysis. PDF Rapid Assessment of Ebola Infection Prevention and Control Needs — Six Districts, Sierra Leone, October 2014 Ishani Pathmanathan, MD, Katherine A. O’Connor, MPH, Monica L. Adams, PhD, et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2014;63(Early Release):1-3 Ebola infection prevention and control (IPC) measures are essential to interrupt virus transmission and protect the health care workforce. As of October 31, 2014, the Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and Sanitation had reported 3,854 laboratory-confirmed cases of Ebola since the outbreak began in May 2014. CDC Ebola Response Team members conducted an assessment in six of the 14 districts in Sierra Leone, in order to rapidly identify existing IPC resources and high priority outbreak response needs. This report summarizes that assessment.