Potential for broad-scale transmission of Ebola virus disease during the West Africa crisis: lessons for the Global Health security agenda

Potential for broad-scale transmission of Ebola virus disease during the West Africa crisis: lessons for the Global Health security agenda

Abstract Background The 2014–2016 Ebola crisis in West Africa had approximately eight times as many reported deaths as the sum of all previous Ebola outbreaks. The outbreak magnitude and occurrence of multiple Ebola cases in at least seven countries beyond Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea, hinted a...

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Main Authors: Eduardo A. Undurraga, Cristina Carias, Martin I. Meltzer, Emily B. Kahn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Subjects:
Ebola virus
Global health
Transmission
Epidemics
Viruses
Communicable diseases
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40249-017-0373-4

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