Ebola Virus Disease 2013-2014 Outbreak in West Africa: An Analysis of the Epidemic Spread and Response
The Ebola virus epidemic burst in West Africa in late 2013, started in Guinea, reached in a few months an alarming diffusion, actually involving several countries (Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Senegal, and Mali). Guinea and Liberia, the first nations affected by the outbreak, have put in place me...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:3e2243bfbd2045798935d954b95c8850 2023-05-15T16:16:38+02:00 Ebola Virus Disease 2013-2014 Outbreak in West Africa: An Analysis of the Epidemic Spread and Response Orlando Cenciarelli Stefano Pietropaoli Andrea Malizia Mariachiara Carestia Fabrizio D’Amico Alessandro Sassolini Daniele Di Giovanni Silvia Rea Valentina Gabbarini Annalaura Tamburrini Leonardo Palombi Carlo Bellecci Pasquale Gaudio 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/769121 https://doaj.org/article/3e2243bfbd2045798935d954b95c8850 EN eng Hindawi Limited http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/769121 https://doaj.org/toc/1687-918X https://doaj.org/toc/1687-9198 1687-918X 1687-9198 doi:10.1155/2015/769121 https://doaj.org/article/3e2243bfbd2045798935d954b95c8850 International Journal of Microbiology, Vol 2015 (2015) Microbiology QR1-502 article 2015 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/769121 2022-12-31T13:11:35Z The Ebola virus epidemic burst in West Africa in late 2013, started in Guinea, reached in a few months an alarming diffusion, actually involving several countries (Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Senegal, and Mali). Guinea and Liberia, the first nations affected by the outbreak, have put in place measures to contain the spread, supported by international organizations; then they were followed by the other nations affected. In the present EVD outbreak, the geographical spread of the virus has followed a new route: the achievement of large urban areas at an early stage of the epidemic has led to an unprecedented diffusion, featuring the largest outbreak of EVD of all time. This has caused significant concerns all over the world: the potential reaching of far countries from endemic areas, mainly through fast transports, induced several countries to issue information documents and health supervision for individuals going to or coming from the areas at risk. In this paper the geographical spread of the epidemic was analyzed, assessing the sequential appearance of cases by geographic area, considering the increase in cases and mortality according to affected nations. The measures implemented by each government and international organizations to contain the outbreak, and their effectiveness, were also evaluated. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles International Journal of Microbiology 2015 1 12 |
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The Ebola virus epidemic burst in West Africa in late 2013, started in Guinea, reached in a few months an alarming diffusion, actually involving several countries (Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Senegal, and Mali). Guinea and Liberia, the first nations affected by the outbreak, have put in place measures to contain the spread, supported by international organizations; then they were followed by the other nations affected. In the present EVD outbreak, the geographical spread of the virus has followed a new route: the achievement of large urban areas at an early stage of the epidemic has led to an unprecedented diffusion, featuring the largest outbreak of EVD of all time. This has caused significant concerns all over the world: the potential reaching of far countries from endemic areas, mainly through fast transports, induced several countries to issue information documents and health supervision for individuals going to or coming from the areas at risk. In this paper the geographical spread of the epidemic was analyzed, assessing the sequential appearance of cases by geographic area, considering the increase in cases and mortality according to affected nations. The measures implemented by each government and international organizations to contain the outbreak, and their effectiveness, were also evaluated. |
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Orlando Cenciarelli Stefano Pietropaoli Andrea Malizia Mariachiara Carestia Fabrizio D’Amico Alessandro Sassolini Daniele Di Giovanni Silvia Rea Valentina Gabbarini Annalaura Tamburrini Leonardo Palombi Carlo Bellecci Pasquale Gaudio |
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Ebola Virus Disease 2013-2014 Outbreak in West Africa: An Analysis of the Epidemic Spread and Response |
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Ebola Virus Disease 2013-2014 Outbreak in West Africa: An Analysis of the Epidemic Spread and Response |
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Ebola Virus Disease 2013-2014 Outbreak in West Africa: An Analysis of the Epidemic Spread and Response |
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Ebola Virus Disease 2013-2014 Outbreak in West Africa: An Analysis of the Epidemic Spread and Response |
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