The Ebola Emergency — Immediate Action, Ongoing Strategy

The 25th known outbreak of Ebola virus infection is unlike any of the previous epidemics. It has already killed over 2800 people — more than all previous epidemics combined; it's affecting virtually the entire territory of three countries, involving rural areas, major urban centers, and capital...

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Published inThe New England journal of medicine Vol. 371; no. 16; pp. 1545 - 1546
Main Authors Farrar, Jeremy J, Piot, Peter
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Massachusetts Medical Society 16.10.2014
Subjects
Disease control
Ebola virus
Ebolavirus
Epidemics
Epidemics - statistics & numerical data
Female
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - epidemiology
Humans
Male
Territory
Urban environments
West Africa
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Summary:The 25th known outbreak of Ebola virus infection is unlike any of the previous epidemics. It has already killed over 2800 people — more than all previous epidemics combined; it's affecting virtually the entire territory of three countries, involving rural areas, major urban centers, and capital cities; it has been going on for almost a year; and it is occurring in West Africa, where no Ebola outbreak had previously occurred. Above all, the epidemic seems out of control and has evolved into a major humanitarian crisis that has finally mobilized the world, with responses ranging from an emergency health mission . . .
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ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJMe1411471