On the Quarantine Period for Ebola Virus

Background: 21 days has been regarded as the appropriate quarantine period for holding individuals potentially exposed to Ebola Virus (EV) to reduce risk of contagion. There does not appear to be a systematic discussion of the basis for this period. Methods: The prior estimates for incubation time to EV were examined, along with data on the first 9 months of the current outbreak. These provided estimates of the distribution of incubation times. Results: A 21 day period for quarantine may result in the release of individuals with a 0.2 - 12% risk of release prior to full opportunity for the incubation to proceed. It is suggested that a detailed cost-benefit assessment, including considering full transmission risks, needs to occur in order to determine the appropriate quarantine period for potentially exposed individuals.

• Publication year

  2014

• Venue

  PLOS Currents

• Publication date

  2014-10-14

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1371/currents.outbreaks.2ab4b76ba7263ff0f084766e43abbd89PMID 25642371PMCID 4205154
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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