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Disability among Ebola survivors and their close contacts in Sierra Leone: A retrospective case-controlled cohort study.

Clinical Infectious Diseases Aug 24, 2017

Jagadesh S, et al. – Researchers here assessed disability among Ebola survivors and their close contacts in Sierra Leone. In accordance with the Washington Group–Disability Extended Questionnaire, Ebola survivors [21/27 (77.8%)] suffer more disability than their close contacts [6/54 (11.1%), (aOR 23.52; 95%CI 6.46–85.67; p<0.001)]. Major limitations in vision, mobility, cognition, and affect were observed in survivors one year following the 2014–6 Ebola outbreak, highlighting the need for long–term rehabilitation.
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