Ebola Response Impact on Public Health Programs, West Africa, 2014–2017

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Marston, Barbara J. ; Dokubo, E. Kainne ; van Steelandt, Amanda ; Martel, Lise ; Williams, Desmond ; Hersey, Sara ; Jambai, Amara ; Keita, Sakoba ; Nyenswah, Tolbert G. ; Redd, John T.
• Description:
  Events such as the 2014-2015 West Africa epidemic of Ebola virus disease highlight the importance of the capacity to detect and respond to public health threats. We describe capacity-building efforts during and after the Ebola epidemic in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea and public health progress that was made as a result of the Ebola response in 4 key areas: emergency response, laboratory capacity, surveillance, and workforce development. We further highlight ways in which capacity-building efforts such as those used in West Africa can be accelerated after a public health crisis to improve preparedness for future events.
• Subjects:
  Capacity Building Disease Outbreaks Emergencies Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola/Epidemiology Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola/History History, 21St Century Humans Outcome Assessment, Health Care Public Health Public Health Surveillance Quality Improvement Regional Medical Programs

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 23(Suppl 1):S25-S32.
• Pubmed ID:
  29155674
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5711323
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Africa, Western ; Guinea ; Liberia ; Sierra Leone
• Volume:
  23
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:84538f955c74766662997a45c401a8be85e8b37c040ea130960d4305af905017
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/50104/cdc_50104_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.01 MB ]