Controlling Ebola: key role of Ebola treatment centres

Controlling Ebola: next steps.

The Ebola epidemic is paradoxical: it is out of control yet readily controllable. The key to epidemic control is rapid diagnosis, isolation, and treatment of infected individuals. 1 This approach was used in past Ebola outbreaks through contact tracing, in which anyone exposed to a person with Ebola was monitored, tested if they developed symptoms, and, if positive, securely transported to a he...

Ebola: controlling the nightmare.

The unprecedented outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa is a true global public health emergency, requiring extraordinary measures and global cooperation. Throughout 2014 the world has observed a global health crisis unfold in a way that has never been seen before (Box 1). Multiple outbreaks of EVD have overwhelmed healthcare and humanitarian services in many areas, restricting t...

Ebola Treatment and Prevention are not the only Battles: Understanding Ebola-related Fear and Stigma

Predicting and controlling the Ebola infection

Ebola virus is a severe infection affecting currently several African countries, mainly Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. It was first discovered in 1976 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, near the Ebola river, where the virus takes its name, but recently was also identified in West Africa [1, 2]. The latest outbreak of the virus was not only the largest, it is also the deadliest infectious ...

Using the Untested Ebola Drug in Ebola Affected Patients: An Ethical Dilemma