Entry and exit screening measures - ECDC
... Main conclusions As the epidemic of Ebola virus disease (EVD) continues to rise in West Africa, there is an increasing possibility that infected individuals will travel to the European Union. The primary mitigation strategy to reduce this risk, as recommended by the WHO following its declaration of ...
... Main conclusions As the epidemic of Ebola virus disease (EVD) continues to rise in West Africa, there is an increasing possibility that infected individuals will travel to the European Union. The primary mitigation strategy to reduce this risk, as recommended by the WHO following its declaration of ...
Can Ebola Virus evolve to be less virulent in humans?
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... peer-reviewed) is the author/funder. All rights reserved. No reuse allowed without permission. ...
The False Securitisation of Ebola 2015 Mia Lombardi (1414932)
... began to wane. In the US in particular, it was at this point that federal resources began to be redirected to other concerns. ...
... began to wane. In the US in particular, it was at this point that federal resources began to be redirected to other concerns. ...
Modelling the potential role of control strategies on Ebola virus
... secretions, skin, body fluids and nasal secretions of infected patients. Ebola is a fluid borne disease and evidence of airborne transmission has not yet been found [17]. The Zaire strain causing the actual outbreak in West Africa only presents 3% of difference from 1976 to 2014. Thus, the virus has ...
... secretions, skin, body fluids and nasal secretions of infected patients. Ebola is a fluid borne disease and evidence of airborne transmission has not yet been found [17]. The Zaire strain causing the actual outbreak in West Africa only presents 3% of difference from 1976 to 2014. Thus, the virus has ...
Ebola virus outbreak, updates on current therapeutic strategies
... known to cause hemorrhagic fever in humans with a case fatality of up to 90%. There have been several Ebola virus outbreaks since the first outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1976 of which, the recent 2013–2015 epidemic in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone is the largest in recorded hist ...
... known to cause hemorrhagic fever in humans with a case fatality of up to 90%. There have been several Ebola virus outbreaks since the first outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1976 of which, the recent 2013–2015 epidemic in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone is the largest in recorded hist ...
Appendix 7 – Contact Packs - Health Protection Surveillance Centre
... a. Please isolate yourself from others (for example stay in a different room from the rest of your family). Call the Department of Public Health at the number above and ask to speak to one of our doctors. They will discuss your symptoms with you, organise for you to have an assessment in hospital, i ...
... a. Please isolate yourself from others (for example stay in a different room from the rest of your family). Call the Department of Public Health at the number above and ask to speak to one of our doctors. They will discuss your symptoms with you, organise for you to have an assessment in hospital, i ...
Spatiotemporal environmental triggers of Ebola and Marburg virus
... explored, perhaps because such information is considered to be ‘prerequisite for all epidemiological applications of remote sensing’ (Hay et al. 1997). In the case of filoviruses, about 18 human or primate disease outbreaks are known to have been caused by Ebola or Marburg viruses since 1967. Their ...
... explored, perhaps because such information is considered to be ‘prerequisite for all epidemiological applications of remote sensing’ (Hay et al. 1997). In the case of filoviruses, about 18 human or primate disease outbreaks are known to have been caused by Ebola or Marburg viruses since 1967. Their ...
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Ebola virus disease (EVD)
... contact with objects that have been contaminated with the blood or other body fluids of an infected person, dead or alive. Transmission is believed to occur via contact with mucous membranes and non-intact skin (i.e., rashes, cuts, etc.). Risk of infection by inhalation of contaminated aerosols by h ...
... contact with objects that have been contaminated with the blood or other body fluids of an infected person, dead or alive. Transmission is believed to occur via contact with mucous membranes and non-intact skin (i.e., rashes, cuts, etc.). Risk of infection by inhalation of contaminated aerosols by h ...
Ebolavirus and Marburgvirus Infections
... marburgviruses mainly in caves or mines harboring bats, while ebolavirus infections are often associated with handling tissues from infected nonhuman primates and other species. Once a virus has entered human populations, it can spread from person to person. Some epidemics have affected hundreds of ...
... marburgviruses mainly in caves or mines harboring bats, while ebolavirus infections are often associated with handling tissues from infected nonhuman primates and other species. Once a virus has entered human populations, it can spread from person to person. Some epidemics have affected hundreds of ...
Satellites and the New War on Infection
... the same constellation of satellite technologies. ‘‘When technologies converge”, Parks observes, ‘‘they develop in discursive, economic, and institutional interdependence with one another. Convergence, then, is a relational model of understanding how technologies inflect, inform, and interact with o ...
... the same constellation of satellite technologies. ‘‘When technologies converge”, Parks observes, ‘‘they develop in discursive, economic, and institutional interdependence with one another. Convergence, then, is a relational model of understanding how technologies inflect, inform, and interact with o ...
A Mathematical Model of Ebola Virus Disease: Using
... education and contact tracing with quarantine would reduce the epidemic by a factor of 2. Fisman et al. [13] used a two-parameter model to examine epidemic growth and control. They evaluated the growth patterns and determined the degree to which the epidemic was being controlled, finding only weak c ...
... education and contact tracing with quarantine would reduce the epidemic by a factor of 2. Fisman et al. [13] used a two-parameter model to examine epidemic growth and control. They evaluated the growth patterns and determined the degree to which the epidemic was being controlled, finding only weak c ...
- LSHTM Research Online
... eLife digest Ebola virus disease commonly causes symptoms such as high fever, vomiting, and diarrhoea. It may also cause muscle pain, headaches, and bleeding, and often leads to death. There have been seven outbreaks of Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since 1976. Th ...
... eLife digest Ebola virus disease commonly causes symptoms such as high fever, vomiting, and diarrhoea. It may also cause muscle pain, headaches, and bleeding, and often leads to death. There have been seven outbreaks of Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since 1976. Th ...
On the Quarantine Period for Ebola Virus
... Therefore there is no quarantine time that will provide absolute assurance of no residual risk from contagion. Nishiura6 pointed out the importance of examining the upper tail of the incubation time distribution when assessing the quarantine period following exposure to smallpox. This was also discu ...
... Therefore there is no quarantine time that will provide absolute assurance of no residual risk from contagion. Nishiura6 pointed out the importance of examining the upper tail of the incubation time distribution when assessing the quarantine period following exposure to smallpox. This was also discu ...
Job Market Paper - Byron B. Carson, III
... in Zimbabwe and Zambia (Watson, 1953; Utzinger et al., 2001). Firms in South Africa have even provided a variety of services to care for and treat HIV-positive patients and, likewise, to prevent its spread (Rosen and Simon, 2003; Borzel and Thauer, 2013). With the recent Ebola epidemic, however, the ...
... in Zimbabwe and Zambia (Watson, 1953; Utzinger et al., 2001). Firms in South Africa have even provided a variety of services to care for and treat HIV-positive patients and, likewise, to prevent its spread (Rosen and Simon, 2003; Borzel and Thauer, 2013). With the recent Ebola epidemic, however, the ...
On the Quarantine Period for Ebola Virus ΠPLOS Currents Outbreaks
... exposed for a sufficient time for either infection to occur or until it can be assured that there is not likely to be infection (and hence spread of contagion). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention1: “When someone has been exposed to a contagious disease and it is not yet know ...
... exposed for a sufficient time for either infection to occur or until it can be assured that there is not likely to be infection (and hence spread of contagion). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention1: “When someone has been exposed to a contagious disease and it is not yet know ...
Ebola Epidemic - Fort Lewis College
... Ebola forced the swift isolation of victims, along with those not showing symptoms who were from the affected or even suspected areas. Furthermore, the symptoms of Ebola closely resemble those of other diseases such as influenza, causing confusion and increased panic. Different from prior Ebola outb ...
... Ebola forced the swift isolation of victims, along with those not showing symptoms who were from the affected or even suspected areas. Furthermore, the symptoms of Ebola closely resemble those of other diseases such as influenza, causing confusion and increased panic. Different from prior Ebola outb ...
The Ebola Outbreak of 2014-2015: From Coordinated Multilateral
... The Ebola outbreak of 2014-2015 exacted a terrible toll on major countries of West Africa. Latest estimates from the World Health Organization indicate that over 11,000 lives were lost to the deadly virus since the first documented case was officially recorded. However, significant progress in the f ...
... The Ebola outbreak of 2014-2015 exacted a terrible toll on major countries of West Africa. Latest estimates from the World Health Organization indicate that over 11,000 lives were lost to the deadly virus since the first documented case was officially recorded. However, significant progress in the f ...
Ebola virus-contaminated liquid waste
... deionized water (R2 > 0.91), but a fit better than that previously observed for Ebola virus in human blood (R2 < 0.29). The inactivation constant (k) was determined to be −1.08 when including the time zero time point and −0.35 when excluding the time zero time point. On the basis of the model fit, the ...
... deionized water (R2 > 0.91), but a fit better than that previously observed for Ebola virus in human blood (R2 < 0.29). The inactivation constant (k) was determined to be −1.08 when including the time zero time point and −0.35 when excluding the time zero time point. On the basis of the model fit, the ...
Management of Ebola virus disease (EVD)
... Disease (EVD) cases among identified West African countries with intense EVD transmission (Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone) and 11,308 deaths reported (39.5% mortality rate).1 The majority of cases reported within these countries occurred prior to December 2014 (17,908 cases (62.6%) were reported b ...
... Disease (EVD) cases among identified West African countries with intense EVD transmission (Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone) and 11,308 deaths reported (39.5% mortality rate).1 The majority of cases reported within these countries occurred prior to December 2014 (17,908 cases (62.6%) were reported b ...
medicina universitaria
... and preferred replication sites of these viruses.48 These cells seem to have critical roles in dissemination of the virus as it spreads from the initial infection site to regional lymph nodes, probably through the lymphatic system, and to the liver and spleen through the blood.48,49 Monocytes, macro ...
... and preferred replication sites of these viruses.48 These cells seem to have critical roles in dissemination of the virus as it spreads from the initial infection site to regional lymph nodes, probably through the lymphatic system, and to the liver and spleen through the blood.48,49 Monocytes, macro ...
Ebola Virus Frequently Asked Questions
... Ebola virus disease (also known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever) is a severe, often-fatal disease caused by infection with a species of Ebola virus. EVD is a severe acute viral illness often characterised by the sudden onset of fever, intense weakness, muscle pain, headache and sore throat. This is follo ...
... Ebola virus disease (also known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever) is a severe, often-fatal disease caused by infection with a species of Ebola virus. EVD is a severe acute viral illness often characterised by the sudden onset of fever, intense weakness, muscle pain, headache and sore throat. This is follo ...
The Bioterrorist Threat of Ebola in East Africa and Implications for
... The Ministry of Health of the East African county of Uganda reported an outbreak of Ebola hemorrhagic fever to the WHO on 24 July 2012 (WHO, 2012a). Five days later, 14 died of the disease (WHO, 2012a) and by the beginning of October, when the outbreak was declared over, there had been a total of 24 ...
... The Ministry of Health of the East African county of Uganda reported an outbreak of Ebola hemorrhagic fever to the WHO on 24 July 2012 (WHO, 2012a). Five days later, 14 died of the disease (WHO, 2012a) and by the beginning of October, when the outbreak was declared over, there had been a total of 24 ...
Transmission dynamics and control of Ebola virus
... with fruit bats considered as the most likely reservoir host [15]. The great majority of past Ebola outbreaks in humans have been linked to three Ebola strains: EBOV, SUDV and BDBV [16]. The Ebola virus, EBOV, (formerly designated Zaire ebolavirus), the deadliest of the five Ebolavirus strains, was ...
... with fruit bats considered as the most likely reservoir host [15]. The great majority of past Ebola outbreaks in humans have been linked to three Ebola strains: EBOV, SUDV and BDBV [16]. The Ebola virus, EBOV, (formerly designated Zaire ebolavirus), the deadliest of the five Ebolavirus strains, was ...
Transmission dynamics and control of Ebola virus disease (EVD): a review
... with fruit bats considered as the most likely reservoir host [15]. The great majority of past Ebola outbreaks in humans have been linked to three Ebola strains: EBOV, SUDV and BDBV [16]. The Ebola virus, EBOV, (formerly designated Zaire ebolavirus), the deadliest of the five Ebolavirus strains, was ...
... with fruit bats considered as the most likely reservoir host [15]. The great majority of past Ebola outbreaks in humans have been linked to three Ebola strains: EBOV, SUDV and BDBV [16]. The Ebola virus, EBOV, (formerly designated Zaire ebolavirus), the deadliest of the five Ebolavirus strains, was ...
Acquired immunity and asymptomatic reservoir impact on frontline
... Please see Additional file 1 for translations of the abstract into the six official working languages of the United Nations. Background The current widespread Ebola epidemic is estimated to infect 20,000 people before it is contained by early 2015. The total number of probable and confirmed cases of ...
... Please see Additional file 1 for translations of the abstract into the six official working languages of the United Nations. Background The current widespread Ebola epidemic is estimated to infect 20,000 people before it is contained by early 2015. The total number of probable and confirmed cases of ...