title: Ebola Virus Diagnostics: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Laboratory in Sierra Leone, August 2014 to March 2015.
abstract: In August 2014, the Viral Special Pathogens Branch of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention established a field laboratory in Sierra Leone in response to the ongoing Ebola virus outbreak. Through March 2015, this laboratory tested >12 000 specimens from throughout Sierra Leone. We describe the organization and procedures of the laboratory located in Bo, Sierra Leone.
authors.affiliation: Viral Special Pathogens.
authors.forename: Mike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Flint
authors.affiliation: Arboviral Diseases.
authors.forename: Christin H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Goodman
authors.affiliation: Bacterial Diseases branches, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado.
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bearden
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Pathology.
authors.forename: Dianna M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Blau
authors.affiliation: Viral Special Pathogens.
authors.forename: Brian R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Amman
authors.affiliation: Arboviral Diseases.
authors.forename: Alison J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Basile
authors.affiliation: Influenza Division, Immunology and Pathogenesis.
authors.forename: Jessica A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Belser
authors.affiliation: Viral Special Pathogens.
authors.forename: Éric
authors.initials: É
authors.lastname: Bergeron
authors.affiliation: Gastroenteritis and Respiratory Virus Laboratory.
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Bowen
authors.affiliation: Arboviral Diseases.
authors.forename: Aaron C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Brault
authors.affiliation: Viral Special Pathogens.
authors.forename: Shelley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.affiliation: Viral Special Pathogens.
authors.forename: Ayan K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Chakrabarti
authors.affiliation: University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine.
authors.forename: Kimberly A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Dodd
authors.affiliation: Viral Special Pathogens.
authors.forename: Bobbie R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Erickson
authors.affiliation: Enteric Diseases Laboratory.
authors.forename: Molly M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Freeman
authors.affiliation: Viral Special Pathogens.
authors.forename: Aridth
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gibbons
authors.affiliation: Viral Special Pathogens.
authors.forename: Lisa W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Guerrero
authors.affiliation: Division of Global Health Protection, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Klena
authors.affiliation: Travelers' Health.
authors.forename: R Ryan
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Lash
authors.affiliation: Viral Special Pathogens.
authors.forename: Michael K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Lo
authors.affiliation: Viral Special Pathogens.
authors.forename: Laura K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: McMullan
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Kenema Government Hospital, Sierra Leone.
authors.forename: Gbetuwa
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Momoh
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Kenema Government Hospital, Sierra Leone.
authors.forename: James L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Massally
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Kenema Government Hospital, Sierra Leone.
authors.forename: Augustine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goba
authors.affiliation: Rickettsial Zoonoses.
authors.forename: Christopher D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Paddock
authors.affiliation: Rickettsial Zoonoses.
authors.forename: Rachael A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Priestley
authors.affiliation: Laboratory Research.
authors.forename: Meredith
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pyle
authors.affiliation: Global Disease Detection.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rayfield
authors.affiliation: Arboviral Diseases.
authors.forename: Brandy J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Russell
authors.affiliation: Poxvirus and Rabies.
authors.forename: Johanna S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Salzer
authors.affiliation: Office of Technology and Innovation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Angela J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Sanchez
authors.affiliation: Viral Special Pathogens.
authors.forename: Amy J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Schuh
authors.affiliation: Viral Special Pathogens.
authors.forename: Tara K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Sealy
authors.affiliation: Chronic Viral Diseases.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Steinau
authors.affiliation: Bacterial Special Pathogens Branches.
authors.forename: Robyn A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Stoddard
authors.affiliation: Viral Special Pathogens.
authors.forename: Céline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Taboy
authors.affiliation: Enteric Diseases Laboratory.
authors.forename: Maryann
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Turnsek
authors.affiliation: Influenza Division, Immunology and Pathogenesis.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Rickettsial Zoonoses.
authors.forename: Galina E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Zemtsova
authors.affiliation: Viral Special Pathogens.
authors.forename: Marko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zivcec
authors.affiliation: Viral Special Pathogens.
authors.forename: Christina F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Spiropoulou
authors.affiliation: Viral Special Pathogens.
authors.forename: Ute
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ströher
authors.affiliation: Viral Special Pathogens.
authors.forename: Jonathan S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Towner
authors.affiliation: Viral Special Pathogens.
authors.forename: Stuart T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Nichol
authors.affiliation: Viral Special Pathogens.
authors.forename: Brian H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Bird
mesh_terms: D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D029043:Ebolavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D058872:Epidemics; D019142:Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D007753:Laboratories; D012807:Sierra Leone / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States
keywords: Ebola; diagnostics; field laboratory