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Table 1 Definition of a suspected case of EVD used for HF-based ACF during the 2018 Equateur EVD outbreak

From: Assessment of a health facility based active case finding system for Ebola virus disease in Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of the Congo, June–July 2018

Definition of a suspected case of EVD

1. Any unexplained death

2. Any unexplained bleeding

3. Any spontaneous abortion

4. Fever > 38 °C and contact with a probable or confirmed case of EVD

5. Fever > 38 °C and contact with a sick or dead animal

6. Fever > 38 °C and ≥ 3 of the following symptoms:

Vomiting

Diarrhea

Intense fatigue

Anorexia/lack of appetite

Abdominal pain

Muscle or joint pain

Headache

Difficulty in swallowing

Difficulty in breathing

Skin rash

Hiccups

  1. A person meeting any of the numbers 1–6 would meet the suspected case definition