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Ebola virus disease primarily occurs in sub-Saharan Africa. When an outbreak occurs, persons most at risk for developing illness include healthcare providers, close contacts or family members of infected individuals, and any person who may come into contact with the remains of persons who have died from the disease.
Health care workers are at high risk of disease if they do not have the personal protective equipment needed to protect themselves from illness or do not apply correct infection control techniques when caring for an infected individual. Persons responsible for handling the remains of persons who have died from Ebola are at high risk of infection since the level of virus remains high after death. Special training and the use of personal protective equipment can reduce the risk of infection.