Ebola and its control in Liberia, 2014-2015

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• Personal Author:
  Bawo L ; Christie A ; De Cock KM ; Fallah M ; Gasasira A ; Gbanyan M ; Graaff P ; Gupta, Kailash ; Hensley L ; Karsor KK ; Kateh F ; Laney AS ; Lindblade KA ; Lo T ; Mahoney F ; Massaquoi M ; Montgomery JM ; Nagbe TK ; Nyenswah TG ; Pillai SK ; Ransom RL ; Rosling H ; Sieh S ; Slutsker L ; Telfer JL ; Wesseh CS ; Williams D
• Description:
  The severe epidemic of Ebola virus disease in Liberia started in March 2014. On May 9, 2015, the World Health Organization declared Liberia free of Ebola, 42 days after safe burial of the last known case-patient. However, another 6 cases occurred during June-July; on September3, 2015, the country was again declared free of Ebola. Liberia had by then reported 10,672 cases of Ebola and 4,808 deaths, 37.0% and 42.6%, respectively, of the 28,103 cases and 11,290 deaths reported from the 3 countries that were heavily affected at that time. Essential components of the response included government leadership and sense of urgency, coordinated international assistance, sound technical work, flexibility guided by epidemiologic data, transparency and effective communication, and efforts by communities themselves. Priorities after the epidemic include surveillance in case of resurgence, restoration of health services, infection control in healthcare settings, and strengthening of basic public health systems. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Communicable Disease Control Communicable Diseases Epidemiology Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Men Morbidity Mortality Occupational Health Public Health Safety Viral Diseases Women

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• Keywords:
  Children Disease-control Disease-incidence Diseases Health-care Health-services Humans Infection-control Morbidity-rates Mortality-data Mortality-rates Public-health Surveillance Surveillance-programs Viral-diseases Viral-infections

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• ISSN:
  1080-6059
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; Maryland ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  RHD - Respiratory Health Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  169-177
• Volume:
  22
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20047028
• Citation:
  Emerg Infect Dis 2016 Feb; 22(2):169-177
• Contact Point Address:
  Kevin M. De Cock, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd NE, Mailstop D69, Atlanta, GA 30329-4027
• Email:
  kmd2@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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