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- Title
The Ebola Epidemic.
- Authors
Gostin, Lawrence O.; Lucey, Daniel; Phelan, Alexandra
- Abstract
The article reports on the declaration of the ebola crisis in West Africa as a public health emergency of international concern by World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Margaret Chan on August 8, 2014, a move that triggered powers under the 2005 International Health Regulations (IHR). Topics discussed include the fatality rate of the West Africa ebola outbreak, the public health measures for ebola virus disease (EVD), and the travel restrictions for individuals with EVD-like illness.
- Subjects
EBOLA virus disease; EPIDEMICS; PUBLIC health; CHAN, Margaret; WORLD Health Organization
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2014, Vol 312, Issue 11, p1095
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.2014.11176