Regional Spread of Ebola Virus, West Africa, 2014

To explain the spread of the 2014 Ebola epidemic in West Africa, and thus help with response planning, we analyzed publicly available data. We found that the risk for infection in an area can be predicted by case counts, population data, and distances between affected and nonaffected areas.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Rainisch, Gabriel, Shankar, Manjunath, Wellman, Michael, Merlin, Toby, Meltzer, Martin I.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4344291/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25693782
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2103.141845
Descripción
Sumario:To explain the spread of the 2014 Ebola epidemic in West Africa, and thus help with response planning, we analyzed publicly available data. We found that the risk for infection in an area can be predicted by case counts, population data, and distances between affected and nonaffected areas.

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