Ebola virus disease
ST Jacob, I Crozier, WA Fischer, A Hewlett… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2020 - nature.com
Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a severe and frequently lethal disease caused by Ebola virus
(EBOV). EVD outbreaks typically start from a single case of probable zoonotic transmission …
(EBOV). EVD outbreaks typically start from a single case of probable zoonotic transmission …
Epidemics (Especially Ebola)
S Abramowitz - Annual Review of Anthropology, 2017 - annualreviews.org
Anthropology's response to the West African Ebola epidemic was one of the most rapid and
expansive anthropological interventions to a global health emergency in the discipline's …
expansive anthropological interventions to a global health emergency in the discipline's …
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) toward COVID-19: a cross-sectional study in South Korea
Background The public must routinely practice precautionary behaviors to control the spread
of COVID-19, as no vaccines and antiviral treatments are currently available. This paper …
of COVID-19, as no vaccines and antiviral treatments are currently available. This paper …
[HTML][HTML] COVID-19-related web search behaviors and infodemic attitudes in Italy: infodemiological study
A Rovetta, AS Bhagavathula - JMIR public health and …, 2020 - publichealth.jmir.org
Background: Since the beginning of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak,
fake news and misleading information have circulated worldwide, which can profoundly …
fake news and misleading information have circulated worldwide, which can profoundly …
Social consequences of Ebola containment measures in Liberia
U Pellecchia, R Crestani, T Decroo, R Van den Bergh… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Introduction In the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in Liberia, two major emergency
disease-control measures were cremation of bodies and enforcement of quarantine for …
disease-control measures were cremation of bodies and enforcement of quarantine for …
Towards an understanding of resilience: responding to health systems shocks
The recent outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in West Africa has drawn attention to the
role and responsiveness of health systems in the face of shock. It brought into sharp focus …
role and responsiveness of health systems in the face of shock. It brought into sharp focus …
Community-centered responses to Ebola in urban Liberia: the view from below
SA Abramowitz, KE McLean, SL McKune… - PLoS neglected …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background The West African Ebola epidemic has demonstrated that the existing range of
medical and epidemiological responses to emerging disease outbreaks is insufficient …
medical and epidemiological responses to emerging disease outbreaks is insufficient …
Pandemic resilience and health systems preparedness: lessons from COVID-19 for the twenty-first century
T Sundararaman, VR Muraleedharan… - Journal of Social and …, 2021 - Springer
The pandemic of COVID-19 disease has acted like a stress test on every aspect of life, but
particularly exposed weaknesses of health systems design and capacity. There have been …
particularly exposed weaknesses of health systems design and capacity. There have been …
Ebola and localized blame on social media: Analysis of Twitter and Facebook conversations during the 2014–2015 Ebola epidemic
M Roy, N Moreau, C Rousseau, A Mercier… - Culture, Medicine, and …, 2020 - Springer
This study aimed to analyze main groups accused on social media of causing or spreading
the 2014–2016 Ebola epidemic in West Africa. In this analysis, blame is construed as a …
the 2014–2016 Ebola epidemic in West Africa. In this analysis, blame is construed as a …
Understanding social resistance to the Ebola response in the forest region of the Republic of Guinea: an anthropological perspective
J Fairhead - African Studies Review, 2016 - cambridge.org
Why did Ebola response initiatives in the Upper Guinea Forest Region regularly encounter
resistance, occasionally violent? Extending existing explanations concerning local and …
resistance, occasionally violent? Extending existing explanations concerning local and …