Ebola: an international public health emergency

ebola hemorrhagic fever as a public health emergency of international concern; a review article

ebola hemorrhagic fever (ehf) was first reported in 1976 with two concurrent outbreaks of acute viral hemorrhagic fever centered in yambuku (near the ebola river), democratic republic of congo, and also in nzara, sudan. the current outbreak of the ebola virus was started by reporting the first case in march 2014 in the forest regions of southeastern guinea. due to raising infection rates of ove...

ebola: governance response and public health emergency in developing countries.

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Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern; a Review Article

Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF) was first reported in 1976 with two concurrent outbreaks of acute viral hemorrhagic fever centered in Yambuku (near the Ebola river), Democratic Republic of Congo, and in Nzara, Sudan. The current outbreak of the Ebola virus was started by reporting the first case in March 2014 in the forest regions of southeastern Guinea. Due to infection rates raising over 13,000...

Ebola outbreak is a public health emergency of international concern, WHO warns.

The World Health Organization has declared the current outbreak of Ebola virus disease in west Africa a public health emergency of international concern and has called for a strong and coordinated international response. After a two day meeting held by teleconference, the organisation’s emergency committee unanimously agreed that the outbreak—centred in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone—was “an...

Reflections on the Ebola Public Health Emergency of International Concern, Part 1: Post-Ebola Syndrome: The Silent Outbreak