Table 1

Baseline characteristics of monitored patients

Patient ID	Presenting symptoms/contacts	Age	Sex	Weight (kg)	Temperature on admit (°C)	Pulse on admit	Ebola status	Malaria status
1	Arthralgia/myalgia, anorexia, dizziness, polyuria	54	M	x	38.5	72	Negative	Negative
2	Diarrhoea, anorexia, abdominal pain. Burial team member	27	M	58	36.6	94	Negative	Negative
3	Fever, headache, nausea	20	M	54	36.9	98	Negative	Negative
4	Brother of Ebola victim. Mild anorexia and noted to have red eyes	36	M	60	36.7	84	Positive	Negative
5	Fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, arthralgias/myalgias and anorexia	20	M	56	36.5	112	Negative	Negative
6	Aunt of Ebola victim. Weakness, arthralgias/myalgias, weakness, red eyes	35	F	54	36.7	x	Positive	Negative
7	No symptoms. Contact with Ebola victim	33	M	80	36.5	84	Negative	Positive
8	Red eyes and headache. Contact with Ebola victim	27	M	73	36.6	87	Negative	Negative
9	Fever, headache, red eyes, arthralgias/myalgias, weakness	27	M	53	36.4	93	Negative	Positive
10	Fever, nausea, vomiting, anorexia, myalgias/arthralgias	27	M	55	36.0	58	Negative	Negative
11	Fever, headache, arthralgias/myalgias	61	M	40	36.5	74	Negative	Positive
12	Fever, vomiting, diarrhoea, rash, weakness, arthralgias/myalgias	30	M	62	36.5	92	Negative	Positive
13	Headache, diarrhoea, arthralgias/myalgias, anorexia	60	F	50	36.6	76	Negative	Negative
14	Fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, breathlessness, anorexia, abdominal pain	22	F	46	36.2	x	Negative	Positive
15	Nausea, arthralgias/myalgias, weakness, breathlessness, hiccups. Cold, lightheaded	18	F	39	35.0	Not palpable	Negative	Positive
16	Fever, chills. Tired. Works at an Ebola treatment facility	33	M	70	36.6	90	Negative	Negative
17	Fever, vomiting, arthralgias/myalgias, hiccups, anorexia	55	M	58	36.6	96	Negative	Positive
18	Fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, haematemesis, anorexia	60	F	x	36.9	84	Negative	Positive
19	Fever, headache, vomiting, diarrhoea, anorexia, arthralgias/myalgias	26	F	44	36.0	70	Negative	Negative
20	Dizziness	29	F	46	36.6	98	Negative	Positive
21	Arthralgias, anorexia, cough	49	M	54	36.0	76	Negative	Negative
22	Abdominal pain, anorexia	35	M	34	35.2	100	Negative	Negative
23	Anorexia, headache, fever	32	M	52	36.6	120	Negative	Negative
24	Abdominal pain	28	F	61	35.0	82	Negative	Positive
25	Fever, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea at an Ebola checkpoint. Denies on presentation	35	M	51	36.6	82	Negative	Negative
26	Chest pain, vomiting, weakness, breathlessness, anorexia, abdominal pain	70	F	x	35.7	68	Negative	Positive

Bold typeface represents positive Ebola and malaria diagnosis.