Ebola — Underscoring the Global Disparities in Health Care Resources
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- 18 September 2014
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 371 (12) , 1084-1086
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmp1409494
Abstract
An outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) has jolted West Africa, claiming more than 1000 lives since the virus emerged in Guinea in early 2014 (see figure ). The rapidly increasing numbers of cases in the African countries of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone have had public health authorities on high alert throughout the spring and summer. More recent events including the spread of EVD to Nigeria (Africa's most populous country) and the recent evacuation to the United States of two American health care workers with EVD have captivated the world's attention and concern. Health professionals and the general public are struggling to comprehend these unfolding dynamics and to separate misinformation and speculation from truth.Keywords
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