21-Day Investigation of Ebola Patient’s Direct Contacts in Sierra Leone

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Allow for a Safe Burial when Someone Dies at Home – Liberia

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l and Prevention

All items th

at the person who died

touched such as a sleeping mat and

clothing should be taken from th

e

house, disposed of or b

urned, and

not used by anyone else.

The body will be taken by th

e burial

team to a safe buria

l place or for

cremation. Familie

s cannot travel

with th

e burial te

am. The family and

a religious leader m

ay be able to

view the buria

l from at le

ast 15 feet

away.

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GPay your respects or p

ray at least 3 feet

away from th

e body. Do NOT to

uch,

kiss, clean, wash, or w

rap the body.

If your lo

ved one died of Ebola,

you will have to

stay at home fo

r

21 days. This is how long it can

take to develop Ebola symptoms.

Health workers will v

isit the

house every day to ch

eck if

anyone becomes sick.

Let your distric

t leaders know and

call 4455 when someone dies at

home.

Even if it is

your traditio

n, do NOT

touch, wash, or clean th

e body. Do

NOT touch body fluids or a

nything a

person who may have died of E

bola

has touched.

Cooperate with th

e counselor and

allow the buria

l team into your

home to safely re

move the body.

A burial te

am member m

ay take a

sample to send to

the laboratory

to test for E

bola.

People who die must b

e buried

quickly to

protect others fro

m

Ebola. The burial te

am will place

the body in a body bag and

disinfect the home with

a safe

chlorine solutio

n.

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Investigation CompleteIf no contacts develop symptoms and no new Ebola patients are confirmed, investigation is complete and Ebola is stopped.

Call 117

Do not touch sick person or their personal items.

Treatment

Quick medical care helps the patient and can stop Ebola from spreading.

First Visit

A health worker visits and tells the patient’s family how to look for signs of Ebola every day for 21 days.

If a person develops

symptoms, a new 21-day

investigation begins.

Wider InvestigationA health worker talks to others in the community who had direct contact with the patient and tells them how to look for signs of Ebola every day for 21 days.

Cooperation Saves Lives Even one missed contact can keep Ebola going.

Follow-up Health Checks Report any symptoms of Ebola to the health worker every day for 21 days.

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