First secondary case of Ebola outside Africa: epidemiological characteristics and contact monitoring, Spain, September to November 2014

M A Lópaz; C Amela; M Ordobas; M F Domínguez-Berjón; C Álvarez; M Martínez; M J Sierra; F Simon; J M Jansá; D Plachouras; J Astray; Collective Working group of Ebola outbreak investigation team of Madrid

doi:10.2807/1560-7917.ES2015.20.1.21003

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First secondary case of Ebola outside Africa: epidemiological characteristics and contact monitoring, Spain, September to November 2014
M A Lópaz¹ , C Amela² , M Ordobas¹ , M F Domínguez-Berjón¹ , C Álvarez³ , M Martínez³ , M J Sierra² , F Simon² , J M Jansá⁴ , D Plachouras⁴ , J Astray¹ , Collective Working group of Ebola outbreak investigation team of Madrid⁵
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Affiliations: ¹ Epidemiology Area of the Autonomous Community of Madrid, General Directorate of Primary Care, Health Authority of the Autonomous Community of Madrid, Madrid, Spain ² Coordinating Centre for Health Alerts and Emergencies (CCAES),General Directorate of Public Health, Quality and Innovation, Madrid, Spain ³ Subdirectorate of Health Prevention and Promotion, General Directorate of Primary Care, Health Authority of the Autonomous Community of Madrid, Madrid, Spain ⁴ European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC),Stockholm, Sweden ⁵ The members of the group are listed at the end of the article

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Citation style for this article: Lópaz M A, Amela C, Ordobas M, Domínguez-Berjón M F, Álvarez C, Martínez M, Sierra M J, Simon F, Jansá J M, Plachouras D, Astray J, Working group of Ebola outbreak investigation team of Madrid Collective. First secondary case of Ebola outside Africa: epidemiological characteristics and contact monitoring, Spain, September to November 2014. Euro Surveill. 2015;20(1):pii=21003. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES2015.20.1.21003 Received: 30 Nov 2014

Abstract

On 6 October 2014, a case of Ebola virus disease (EVD) acquired outside Africa was detected in Madrid in a healthcare worker who had attended to a repatriated Spanish missionary and used proper personal protective equipment. The patient presented with fever <38.6 °C without other EVD-compatible symptoms in the days before diagnosis. No case of EVD was identified in the 232 contacts investigated. The experience has led to the modification of national protocols. .