Clinical trials in an Ebola outbreak seek to find an evidence-based cure
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2019.102614
Abstract: Ebola virus (EBOV) outbreaks are unpredictable, sporadic, and historically occur in remote locations of equatorial Africa. Traditionally, outbreak control consists of identifying EBOV-infected patients and contact tracing. Ebola treatment centers provide limited supportive care with… read more here.
Keywords: trials ebola; ebola outbreak; outbreak seek; clinical trials ... See more keywords
Vaccination hesitancy: fear, trust, and exposure expectancy of an Ebola outbreak
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DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02016
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between vaccination hesitancy and fear, trust, and expectation of a potential imminent and proximate outbreak of Ebola. Our hypothesis is that people engage in self-protective… read more here.
Keywords: fear trust; ebola outbreak; hesitancy; vaccination ... See more keywords
Experimental drugs poised for use in Ebola outbreak
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-018-05205-x
Abstract: International health organizations are in discussions with the Democratic Republic of Congo about how and whether to deploy treatments in addition to a vaccine. International health organizations are in discussions with the Democratic Republic of… read more here.
Keywords: use ebola; ebola outbreak; drugs poised; experimental drugs ... See more keywords
Ebola outbreak crosses border into Uganda
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-019-01864-6
Abstract: A five-year-old boy is the first confirmed case there linked to the ongoing epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A five-year-old boy is the first to be diagnosed there as part of the… read more here.
Keywords: border uganda; crosses border; ebola outbreak; outbreak crosses ... See more keywords
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: why there is no ‘silver bullet’
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DOI: 10.1038/s41590-020-0675-8
Abstract: Despite new vaccines, therapeutics, and the extensive lessons learned from the West African Ebola outbreak, the DRC’s 2018–2020 outbreak has taken nearly 20 months to bring under control. This Comment explores some of the factors… read more here.
Keywords: democratic republic; ebola outbreak; congo silver; republic congo ... See more keywords
Indirect rule redux: the political economy of diamond mining and its relation to the Ebola outbreak in Kono District, Sierra Leone
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DOI: 10.1080/03056244.2018.1547188
Abstract: ABSTRACT This article explores the relationship between the 2014–2016 Ebola outbreak and the political economy of diamond mining in Kono District, Sierra Leone. The authors argue that foreign companies have recycled colonial strategies of indirect… read more here.
Keywords: ebola outbreak; political economy; indirect rule; sierra leone ... See more keywords
Forecasting the 2014 West African Ebola Outbreak.
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DOI: 10.1093/epirev/mxz013
Abstract: In 2014/15 an Ebola outbreak of unprecedented dimensions afflicted the West African countries of Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone. We performed a systematic review of manuscripts that forecasted the outbreak while it was occurring, and… read more here.
Keywords: african ebola; west african; case counts; ebola outbreak ... See more keywords
Disease and Injury Epidemiology Among Military Personnel Deployed to West Africa During the 2014–2015 Ebola Outbreak
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx163.143
Abstract: Abstract Background In November 2014, in response to the Ebola outbreak, the US government sent ~3000 military personnel to West Africa to construct Ebola treatment units, train health care workers and enhance laboratory testing capabilities.… read more here.
Keywords: disease injury; epidemiology; west africa; ebola outbreak ... See more keywords
Family Planning in the Sierra Leone Ebola Outbreak: Women's Proximal and Distal Reasoning
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DOI: 10.1111/sifp.12210
Abstract: Abstract Sierra Leone was highly impacted by the 2014–2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak, with 3,955 recorded deaths. Already stressed maternal health services were deeply affected by the outbreak due to fears of viral transmission, reallocation… read more here.
Keywords: ebola outbreak; sierra leone; family planning; family ... See more keywords
Technologies of trust in epidemic response: openness, reflexivity and accountability during the 2014–2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2018-001272
Abstract: Trust is an essential component of successful cooperative endeavours. The global health response to the 2014–2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak confronted historically tenuous regional relationships of trust. Challenging sociopolitical contexts and initially inappropriate communication strategies… read more here.
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PO 8473 IMPACT OF EBOLA ON SLEEPING SICKNESS IN COASTAL GUINEA: A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS (2012–2017) FROM THE GUINEAN NATIONAL CONTROL PROGRAMME
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2019-edc.111
Abstract: Background Coastal Guinea harbours the most active human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) foci in West Africa. The Guinean government and its partners are conducting HAT control activities to reduce the burden of this neglected tropical disease… read more here.
Keywords: control; coastal guinea; hat; ebola outbreak ... See more keywords