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New Ebola Outbreak and COVID-19 in West Africa

March 21, 2021January 25, 2023 Marinanicole Schultheiss

By Sarah Wade Image courtesy of CDC Global Health, licensed under CC BY 2.0 On top of the COVID-19 pandemic, West Africa is experiencing another,

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Drug-Resistant Leprosy Emerges in West Africa

September 9, 2016January 25, 2023 Kara Sewalk

  A recent publication in the Clinical Infectious Disease Journal highlights an investigation identifying a cluster of Guinean patients with drug resistant leprosy infections [1].

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Months After 2014 Outbreak Ends, Ebola Flares Up in Guinea

March 30, 2016 Colleen Nguyen

At least five people have died since 29 February 2016 due to a new flare up of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Guinea [1]. The

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Estimating the fatality of the 2014 West African Ebola Outbreak

September 10, 2014January 25, 2023 Maia Majumder

Estimating the fatality of the 2014 West African Ebola Outbreak “Case fatality rate” – or CFR – is a term that’s been tossed around a

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Ebola: To Quarantine or Not to Quarantine

August 25, 2014January 25, 2023 Sumiko Mekaru

Throughout the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa, there have been reports of voluntary and government-ordered isolation and quarantine.  The use of these terms has

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Ebola: To Quarantine or Not to Quarantine

August 25, 2014January 25, 2023 Sumiko Mekaru

Throughout the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa, there have been reports of voluntary and government-ordered isolation and quarantine.  The use of these terms has

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Ebola 2014: A Rapid Threat Assessment

August 5, 2014January 25, 2023 Sumiko Mekaru

Since it was identified in 1976 during simultaneous outbreaks in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ebola has concerned the public due to both

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Ebola Update: Death in Nigeria, Impact on Healthcare Workers, and Containment Measures in Liberia

July 29, 2014January 25, 2023 Alexandra Thomsen

Nations around the world have voiced concern about West Africa’s Ebola outbreak spreading via air travel, with warnings like “Ebola only a plane ride away.”

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Ebola Update: Largest Outbreak on Record Causes 603 Deaths

July 17, 2014January 25, 2023 Alexandra Thomsen

On July 15, the WHO reported a total of 964 cases including 603 deaths in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. Guinea still has the greatest

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Ebola Continues to Spread in Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone

June 16, 2014January 25, 2023 user

The Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa, which was first identified in March 2014 in Guinea, continues to spread in Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone.

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