Seasonal variations in child mortality during the 2014–2015 Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone
Compared to the dry season, more child deaths and stillbirths occurred during the rainy season. This finding suggests the need to strengthen the healthcare system for children in consideration of the effects of seasonality on child mortality. Targeted interventions, such as improved healthcare access, seasonal malaria chemoprevention, and strengthening vaccination programs, may assist with efforts to mitigate the health effects of the rainy season in Sierra Leone.
Authors
- Daphne B. Moffett
- Jadnah D. Harding
- Tushar Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7740-4826)
- Joseph Sam Kanu
- Monique A. Foster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9088-5281)
- Brima Bangura
- John T. Redd
- Yelena Gorina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6733-0739)
- M Kamara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5949-7960)
- Caleb L Ward (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6816-1308)
- Eric Nzirakaindi Ikoona (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3402-1961)
- Amara Jambai
- Reinhard Kaiser
- Mohamed Alex Vandi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9621-6205)
Institutions
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- University of Sierra Leone (SL)
- TuBerculosis Vaccine Initiative (NL)
- Mentor (GB)
- Iowa Department of Public Health (US)
- Ministry of Health (BB)
- Human Gene Therapy Research Institute (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-08-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2025.08.010
- Primary Topic
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00