The ebola epidemic in West Africa : proceedings of a workshop / National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.) ; Allison Mack, Megan Reeve Snair, and Carmen Mundaca-Shah, rapporteurs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.), author.

Contributor:

Mack, Alison, contributor.

Snair, Megan Reeve, contributor.

Mundaca Shah, Cecilia, contributor.

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Forum on Microbial Threats, issuing body.

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Board on Global Health.

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Health and Medicine Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ebola virus disease--Africa, West.

Ebola virus disease.

Communicable diseases--Research.

Communicable diseases.

Africa, Western.

West Africa.

Medical Subjects:

Africa, Western.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (120 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : The National Academies Press, 2016.

Summary:

"The most recent Ebola epidemic that began in late 2013 alerted the entire world to the gaps in infectious disease emergency preparedness and response. The regional outbreak that progressed to a significant public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) in a matter of months killed 11,310 and infected more than 28,616. While this outbreak bears some unique distinctions to past outbreaks, many characteristics remain the same and contributed to tragic loss of human life and unnecessary expenditure of capital: insufficient knowledge of the disease, its reservoirs, and its transmission; delayed prevention efforts and treatment; poor control of the disease in hospital settings; and inadequate community and international responses. Recognizing the opportunity to learn from the countless lessons of this epidemic, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop in March 2015 to discuss the challenges to successful outbreak responses at the scientific, clinical, and global health levels. Workshop participants explored the epidemic from multiple perspectives, identified important questions about Ebola that remained unanswered, and sought to apply this understanding to the broad challenges posed by Ebola and other emerging pathogens, to prevent the international community from being taken by surprise once again in the face of these threats. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop"-- Publisher's description.

Contents:

Introduction

The outbreak

Global preparedness and response efforts

Current and future research opportunities

Appendix A: References

Appendix B: Ebola: a view from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Appendix C: Ebola virus disease preparedness in Germany: expertise focused in specialized laboratories, competence, and treatment centers

Appendix D: Statement of task

Appendix E: Workshop agenda

Appendix F: Speaker biographies.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 18, 2017).

ISBN:

0-309-45007-1

0-309-45009-8