Tactics and Strategies for Managing Ebola Outbreaks and the Salience of Immunization
Joint Authors
Getz, Wayne M.
Salter, Richard
Bangura, James
Carlson, Colin
Coomber, Moinya
Dougherty, Eric
Kargbo, David
Wolfe, Nathan D.
Wauquier, Nadia
Gonzalez, Jean-Paul
Source
Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-02-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We present a stochastic transmission chain simulation model for Ebola viral disease (EVD) in West Africa, with the salutary result that the virus may be more controllable than previously suspected.
The ongoing tactics to detect cases as rapidly as possible and isolate individuals as safely as practicable is essential to saving lives in the current outbreaks in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.
Equally important are educational campaigns that reduce contact rates between susceptible and infectious individuals in the community once an outbreak occurs.
However, due to the relatively low R 0 of Ebola (around 1.5 to 2.5 next generation cases are produced per current generation case in naïve populations), rapid isolation of infectious individuals proves to be highly efficacious in containing outbreaks in new areas, while vaccination programs, even with low efficacy vaccines, can be decisive in curbing future outbreaks in areas where the Ebola virus is maintained in reservoir populations.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Getz, Wayne M.& Gonzalez, Jean-Paul& Salter, Richard& Bangura, James& Carlson, Colin& Coomber, Moinya…[et al.]. 2015. Tactics and Strategies for Managing Ebola Outbreaks and the Salience of Immunization. Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1057984
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Getz, Wayne M.…[et al.]. Tactics and Strategies for Managing Ebola Outbreaks and the Salience of Immunization. Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1057984
American Medical Association (AMA)
Getz, Wayne M.& Gonzalez, Jean-Paul& Salter, Richard& Bangura, James& Carlson, Colin& Coomber, Moinya…[et al.]. Tactics and Strategies for Managing Ebola Outbreaks and the Salience of Immunization. Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1057984
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1057984