Evolution of Ebola Virus Disease from Exotic Infection to Global Health Priority, Liberia, Mid-2014

Evolution of Ebola Virus Disease from Exotic Infection to Global Health Priority, Liberia, Mid-2014

Over the span of a few weeks during July and August 2014, events in West Africa changed perceptions of Ebola virus disease (EVD) from an exotic tropical disease to a priority for global health security. We describe observations during that time of a field team from the Centers for Disease Control an...

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Main Authors: M. Allison Arwady, Luke Bawo, Jennifer C. Hunter, Moses Massaquoi, Almea Matanock, Bernice Dahn, Patrick Ayscue, Tolbert G. Nyenswah, Joseph D. Forrester, Lisa Hensley, Benjamin Monroe, Randal J. Schoepp, Tai-Ho Chen, Kurt E. Schaecher, Thomas George, Edward Rouse, Ilana J. Schafer, Satish K. Pillai, Kevin M. De Cock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Liberia
West Africa
hemorrhagic fever
Ebola
disease outbreaks
epidemiology
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/4/14-1940_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/4/14-1940_article

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