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Investigating cause of death during an outbreak of Ebola virus haemorrhagic fever : Draft verbal autopsy instrument
Health Systems
Health Economics and Financing
Description
This document presents a draft verbal autopsy instrument based on best judgement and previousexperience in a variety of settings including outbreaks and research. It has been circulated widely toprofessionals involved in previous outbreaks and revised accordingly. This questionnaire is a first attempt at developing a standard questionnaire. It is part of a wider effort by the Global OutbreakAlert and Response Network (GOARN) to develop tools for testing in advance of outbreak situations. The draft needs to be field tested, validated, and if necessary revised, before it can beconsidered as a standard questionnaire.