The Ebola outbreak in West Africa: a story of related public health challenges and a pointer to solutions to mitigate the inevitable next outbreak

doi:10.11604/pamj.2014.19.48.5336

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. 2014 Sep 22:19:48.

doi: 10.11604/pamj.2014.19.48.5336. eCollection 2014.

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa: a story of related public health challenges and a pointer to solutions to mitigate the inevitable next outbreak

Peter Nsubuga¹

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PMID: 25667710
PMCID: PMC4315480
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2014.19.48.5336

Editorial

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa: a story of related public health challenges and a pointer to solutions to mitigate the inevitable next outbreak

Peter Nsubuga. Pan Afr Med J. 2014.

. 2014 Sep 22:19:48.

doi: 10.11604/pamj.2014.19.48.5336. eCollection 2014.

Author

Peter Nsubuga¹

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¹ Global Public Health Solutions, Decatur, GA, USA.

PMID: 25667710
PMCID: PMC4315480
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2014.19.48.5336

No abstract available

Keywords: Ebola; Public Health; Systems; Workforce.

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[1] 2014 Ebola Outbreak in West Africa | Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever | CDC. (accessed 2014 Aug 30). Available from: http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/outbreaks/guinea/index.html.

[2] 2014 Ebola Outbreak in West Africa | Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever | CDC. (accessed 2014 Aug 30). Available from: http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/outbreaks/guinea/index.html.

[3] Meslin FX, Stöhr K, Heymann D. Public health implications of emerging zoonoses. Rev Sci Tech. 2000 Apr;19(1):310–7. - PubMed

[4] Meslin FX, Stöhr K, Heymann D. Public health implications of emerging zoonoses. Rev Sci Tech. 2000 Apr;19(1):310–7. - PubMed

[5] Parrish CR, Holmes EC, Morens DM, Park E-C, Burke DS, Calisher CH, et al. Cross-species virus transmission and the emergence of new epidemic diseases. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev. 2008 Sep;72(3):457–70. - PMC - PubMed

[6] Parrish CR, Holmes EC, Morens DM, Park E-C, Burke DS, Calisher CH, et al. Cross-species virus transmission and the emergence of new epidemic diseases. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev. 2008 Sep;72(3):457–70. - PMC - PubMed

[7] Karesh WB, Dobson A, Lloyd-Smith JO, Lubroth J, Dixon MA, Bennett M, et al. Ecology of zoonoses: natural and unnatural histories. Lancet. 2012 Dec 1;380(9857):1936–45. - PMC - PubMed

[8] Karesh WB, Dobson A, Lloyd-Smith JO, Lubroth J, Dixon MA, Bennett M, et al. Ecology of zoonoses: natural and unnatural histories. Lancet. 2012 Dec 1;380(9857):1936–45. - PMC - PubMed

[9] Morse SS, Mazet JAK, Woolhouse M, Parrish CR, Carroll D, Karesh WB, et al. Prediction and prevention of the next pandemic zoonosis. Lancet. 2012 Dec 1;380(9857):1956–65. - PMC - PubMed

[10] Morse SS, Mazet JAK, Woolhouse M, Parrish CR, Carroll D, Karesh WB, et al. Prediction and prevention of the next pandemic zoonosis. Lancet. 2012 Dec 1;380(9857):1956–65. - PMC - PubMed

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