An Analysis of the International and Domestic Health Hazards Posed by the 2014 West African Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak

Authors

  • Andrew Hickey
  • Sarah Cheeseman Barthel
  • Tyann Blessington
  • Yandace K. Brown
  • Diana Y. Wong
  • William N. Albrecht
  • Mark Freese
  • Teresa Quitugua

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v7i1.5745

Abstract

An epidemic of "ebolavirus" in West Africa, which was first identified in March 2014, is now the largest Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak on record. The West African epidemic will only be quelled through widespread adherence of public health initiatives promoting barrier-nursing techniques, health education, and the rapid identification of cases. The ongoing EVD outbreak in West Africa is unlikely to affect public health in the U.S. significantly.

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Published

2015-02-26

How to Cite

Hickey, A., Cheeseman Barthel, S., Blessington, T., Brown, Y. K., Wong, D. Y., Albrecht, W. N., … Quitugua, T. (2015). An Analysis of the International and Domestic Health Hazards Posed by the 2014 West African Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v7i1.5745

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 1 (2015)

Section

Lightning Talks

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