Regional Spread of Ebola Virus, West Africa, 2014

Regional Spread of Ebola Virus, West Africa, 2014

To explain the spread of the 2014 Ebola epidemic in West Africa, and thus help with response planning, we analyzed publicly available data. We found that the risk for infection in an area can be predicted by case counts, population data, and distances between affected and nonaffected areas.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gabriel Rainisch, Manjunath B. Shankar, Michael Wellman, Toby L. Merlin, Martin I. Meltzer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Ebola virus, hemorrhagic fever, Ebola
Ebola virus disease, epidemics, models, statistical models, geographic information systems (GIS), spatial analysis
Ebola virus
hemorrhagic fever
Ebola
Ebola virus disease
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/3/14-1845_article

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