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Ebola virus disease — DTM&H MCQ

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HardTropical viral infectionsEbola virus diseaseDTM&H

A nurse returns from an Ebola treatment centre in an active outbreak area and develops fever, diarrhoea and conjunctival injection 7 days later. She phones a UK emergency department before attending. What is the most important public health measure?

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Correct answer: E — Arrange isolation, specialist PPE pathway and urgent notification

Possible Ebola virus disease requires immediate isolation, appropriate PPE, specialist infection advice and urgent public health notification. Routine attendance pathways risk nosocomial transmission. The pearl is that travel and occupational exposure history should be obtained before the patient enters a crowded clinical area.

Reference: WHO Ebola disease guidance; UKHSA viral haemorrhagic fever guidance