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Volume 29, Number 1—January 2023
Online Report

Efficiency of Field Laboratories for Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak during Chronic Insecurity, Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2018–2020

Daniel Mukadi-BamulekaComments to Author , Fabrice Mambu-Mbika, Anja De Weggheleire, François Edidi-Atani, Junior Bulabula-Penge, Meris Matondo Kua Mfumu, Anaïs Legand, Antoine Nkuba-Ndaye, Yannick Tutu Tshia N’kasar, Placide Mbala-Kingebeni, John D. Klena, Joel M. Montgomery, Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum, Pierre Formenty, Johan van Griensven, Kevin K. Ariën, and Steve Ahuka-Mundeke
Author affiliations: Rodolphe Merieux INRB-Goma Laboratory, Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo (D. Mukadi-Bamuleka); Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (D. Mukadi-Bamuleka, F. Mambu-Mbika, F. Edidi-Atani, J. Bulabula-Penge, M. Matondo Kua Mfumu, A. Nkuba-Ndaye, P. Mbala-Kingebeni, J.-J. Muyembe-Tamfum, S. Ahuka-Mundeke); University of Kinshasa, Kinshasha (D. Mukadi-Bamuleka, F. Mambu-Mbika, F. Edidi-Atani, J. Bulabula-Penge, M. Matondo Kua Mfumu, A. Nkuba-Ndaye, P. Mbala-Kingebeni, J.-J. Muyembe-Tamfum, S. Ahuka-Mundeke); Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium (A. De Weggheleire, J. van Griensven, K.K. Ariën); World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland (A. Legand, P. Formenty); Direction de la Surveillance Epidémiologique, Kinshasa (Y. Tutu Tshia N’kasar); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (J.D. Klena, J.M. Montgomery); University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium (K.K. Ariën)

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Table 4

Types of analyses per field laboratory site, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2018–2020*

Laboratory Analyses performed
 Ebola RT-PCR confirmation
 Sample type
RT-PCR Bio Hemat Total Positive result Samples received Blood Oral swab Vaginal secretions Sperm Other* Total,
Beni 62,706 (82.3) 10,612 (14) 2,850 (3.7) 76,168 (31.9) 924 (1.5) 61,690 68,004 (89.2) 7,035 (9.2) 524 (0.6) 432 (0.6) 173 (0.2) 76,168
Butembo 69,027 (90) 5,349 (7) 2,357 (3) 76,733 (32.1) 1,129 (1.7) 67,142 64,788 (84.4) 9,721 (12.6) 1,189 (1.5) 723 (1) 312 (0.4) 76,733
Mangina 21,656 (93) 980 (4.2) 665 (2.8) 23,301 (9.7) 728 (3.5) 21,077 19,511 (83.7) 3,199 (13.7) 253 (1) 327 (1.4) 11 (0.04) 23,301
Katwa 34,244 (94.8) 1,140 (3.1) 715 (2) 36,099 (15.1) 542 (1.6) 34,244 32,266 (89.3) 3,825 (10.5) 2 (0) 2 (0) 4 (0) 36,099
Kasindi 5,032 (100) 0 0 5,032 (2.1) 0 5,032 4,556 (90.5) 466 (9.2) 0 0 10 (0.2) 5,032
Tchomia 125 (91.2) 12 (8.7) 0 137 (0.05) 2 (1.7) 115 125 (91.2) 10 (7.2) 0 0 2 (1.4) 137
Komanda 7,522 (92.5) 541 (6.6) 65 (0.7) 8,128 (3.4) 106 (1.4) 7,522 5,882 (72.3) 2,077 (25.5) 0 0 169 (2) 8,128
Biakato 1,733 (98.5) 26 (1.4) 0 1,759 (0.7) 20 (1.2) 1,733 1,446 (82.2) 313 (17.7) 0 0 0 1,759
Mambasa 10,176 (93.8) 552 (5.1) 114 (1) 10,842 (4.5) 36 (0.4) 9,687 10,062 (92.8) 643 (6) 76 (0.7) 60 (0.5) 1 (0) 10,842
Tchowe
 434 (96.6)
 15 (3.3)
 0
 449 (0.1)
5 (1.2)
 434
425 (94.6)
 24 (5.3)
 0
 0
 0
 449
Total 212,655 (89.1) 19,227 (8) 6,766 (2.8) 238,648 (100) 3,492 (1.7) 208,676 (100) 207,065 (86.8) 27,313 (11.4) 2,044 (0.9) 1,544 (0.6) 682 (0.3) 238,648

*Values are no. (%). Bio, biochemistry; hemat, hematology; RT-PCR, reverse transcription PCR.

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