TY - JOUR AU - Rico, Adriana AU - Brody, Debra AU - Coronado, Fátima AU - Rondy, Marc AU - Fiebig, Lena AU - Carcelen, Andrea AU - Deyde, Varough AU - Mesfin, Samuel AU - Retzer, Kyla AU - Bilivogui, Pepe AU - Keita, Sakoba AU - Dahl, Benjamin T1 - Epidemiology of Epidemic Ebola Virus Disease in Conakry and Surrounding Prefectures, Guinea, 2014–2015 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2016 VL - 22 IS - 2 SP - 178 SN - 1080-6059 AB - In 2014, Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa was first reported during March in 3 southeastern prefectures in Guinea; from there, the disease rapidly spread across West Africa. We describe the epidemiology of EVD cases reported in Guinea’s capital, Conakry, and 4 surrounding prefectures (Coyah, Dubreka, Forecariah, and Kindia), encompassing a full year of the epidemic. A total of 1,355 EVD cases, representing ≈40% of cases reported in Guinea, originated from these areas. Overall, Forecariah had the highest cumulative incidence (4× higher than that in Conakry). Case-fatality percentage ranged from 40% in Conakry to 60% in Kindia. Cumulative incidence was slightly higher among male than female residents, although incidences by prefecture and commune differed by sex. Over the course of the year, Conakry and neighboring prefectures became the EVD epicenter in Guinea. KW - Ebola Virus Disease KW - epidemic KW - control KW - Guinea KW - viruses KW - Africa KW - Ebola DO - 10.3201/eid2202.151304 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/2/15-1304_article ER - End of Reference