Likelihood of Secondary Transmission:
• Prominent features of the large Ebola epidemics were
secondary nosocomial, parenteral, and contact
spread associated with inadequate sterilization of
equipment, unsafe injection practices, and lack of
basic (barrier) infection control techniques.
• In addition to high viral titers in blood, the skin of
patients is extensively infected. This probably
accounts for the risk to those participating in traditional
preparation of the cadaver and burial traditions