Brayden G. Schindell, Boghuma K. Titanji, Anne W. Rimoin, Souradet Y. Shaw, Jia B. Kangbai, Jason Kindrachuk
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Background The West African Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic that occurred between 2013-2016 resulted in >28,000 confirmed cases and >11,000 fatalities. Thousands of survivors necessitate an understanding of the long-term health effects and future medical needs of these patients.