Effects of Mother's Illness and Breastfeeding on Risk of Ebola Virus Disease in a Cohort of Very Young Children.

Hilary Bower,Sembia Johnson,Mohamed S. Bangura,Alie Kamara,Osman Kamara,Saidu H. Mansaray,Daniel Sesay,Cecilia Turay,Francesco Checchi,Judith R. Glynn

Effects of Mother's Illness and Breastfeeding on Risk of Ebola Virus Disease in a Cohort of Very Young Children.

2016

Hilary Bower
Sembia Johnson
Mohamed S. Bangura
Alie Kamara
Osman Kamara
Saidu H. Mansaray
Daniel Sesay
Cecilia Turay
Francesco Checchi
Judith R. Glynn

Background Young children who contract Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) have a high case fatality rate, but their sources of infection and the role of breastfeeding are unclear.

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Ebola virus
Cohort
Case fatality rate
Pediatrics
Immunology
Population
Breastfeeding
Intensive care medicine
Diarrhea
Disease
Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever
Medicine
breast feeding
Absolute risk reduction
sierra leone
Relative risk

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