Mathematical assessment of the effect of traditional beliefs and customs on the transmission dynamics of the 2014 Ebola outbreaks

BACKGROUND: Ebola is one of the most virulent human viral diseases, with a case fatality ratio between 25% to 90%. The 2014 West African outbreaks are the largest and worst in history. There is no specific treatment or effective/safe vaccine against the disease. Hence, control efforts are restricted...

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Main Authors: Agusto, Folashade B, Teboh-Ewungkem, Miranda I, Gumel, Abba B
Format: Online Article Text
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2015
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Research Article
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4422472/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25902936
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-015-0318-3

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4422472/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25902936
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-015-0318-3

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