Pathology

Disease

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Infectious disease (medical specialty)

Contact tracing

Outbreak

Virology

Ebola virus

Computer science

Medicine

Transmission (telecommunications)

Telecommunications

PLoS neglected tropical diseases

During the Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic in Liberia, contact tracing was implemented to rapidly detect new cases and prevent further transmission. We describe the scope and characteristics of contact tracing in Liberia and assess its performance during the 2014-2015 EVD epidemic.

Contact tracing performance during the Ebola epidemic in Liberia, 2014-2015