Clinical presentation of patients with Ebola virus disease in Conakry, Guinea.

Background: In March 2014, the World Health Organization was notified of an outbreak of Zaire ebolavirus in a remote area of Guinea. The outbreak then spread to the capital, Conakry, and to neighboring countries and has subsequently become the largest epidemic of Ebola virus disease (EVD) to date.

Methods: From March 25 to April 26, 2014, we performed a study of all patients with laboratory-confirmed EVD in Conakry.