Day-by-Day Chronicle of the 2013-2016 Ebola Outbreak

Day-by-Day Chronicle of the 2013-2016 Ebola Outbreak

Bullard, Stephan Gregory

Springer International Publishing AG

04/2018

332

Dura

Inglês

9783319765648

15 a 20 dias

688


ebook

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1) Introduction - A description of the purpose and scope of the work.

2) History of Ebola - A short history of the Ebola virus and previous Ebola outbreaks.

3) Clinical Features of Ebola - A description of the clinical features and treatment of Ebola Virus Disease.

4) Phase I: Initial Outbreak Period (December 2013 - May 14, 2014) - Daily entries for the initial outbreak period. These entries cover the start of the epidemic through May 14, 2014, when the outbreak appeared to be under control and was thought to be almost over.

5) Phase II: Major Outbreak Period (May 15, 2014 - March 5, 2015) - Daily entries for the main outbreak period. These entries cover the period from the discovery of new active cases in West Africa through March 5, 2015, when Liberia discharged its last known Ebola patient.

6) Phase III: Lingering Outbreak Period (March 6, 2015 - Jan 14, 2016) - Daily entries for the period when the major outbreak was over, but low-level transmission continued. These entries cover the period from the "end" of the original outbreak in Liberia, until the West African Ebola outbreak was officially declared over by the World Health Organization.

7) Outbreak Conclusion & Summary - A description of the sporadic Ebola flare-ups after the official end of the outbreak, and summary of events.

8) Appendixes - Several tables will be presented including a timeline of the 2013-16 Ebola outbreak, a table listing the dates of border closings and re-openings, and a table listing epidemiological statistics of the outbreak (#/infected, #/fatalities per country, etc).
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ebola;ebola outbreak;ebola virus disease;West African ebola;epidemic;pandemic;infectious diseases;emerging viruses;zoonotic infection;plague;public health emergency;World Health Organization (WHO);Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC);history of ebola;epidemiology;clinical features of ebola;disease transmission;public health response;public health preparedness;ebola case management