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Ebola transmission linked to a single traditional funeral ceremony - Kissidougou,
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On December 18, 2014, the Guinea Ministry of Health was notified by local public
health authorities in Kissidougou, a prefecture in southeastern Guinea (pop.
284,000), that the number of cases of Ebola virus disease (Ebola) had increased
from one case reported during December 8-14, 2014, to 62 cases reported during
December 15-21. Kissidougou is one of the four Guinea prefectures (the others are
Macenta, Gueckedou, and Conakry) where Ebola was first reported in West Africa in
March 2014, and the mid-December increase was the largest documented by any
prefecture in Guinea in a single week since the beginning of the epidemic. The
Guinea Ministry of Health requested assistance from CDC and the World Health
Organization to investigate the local outbreak, identify and isolate persons with
suspected Ebola, assess transmission chains, and implement control measures. The
investigation found that 85 confirmed Ebola cases were linked to one traditional
funeral ceremony, including 62 (73%) cases reported during December 15-21. No
additional cases related to this funeral ceremony were reported after January 10,
2015. After the outbreak was identified, rapid implementation of interventions
limited additional Ebola virus transmission. Improved training for prompt
reporting of cases, investigation, and contact tracing, and community acceptance
of safe burial methods can reduce the risk for Ebola transmission in rural
communities.