Social pathways for Ebola virus disease in rural Sierra Leone, and some implications for containment.
The current outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in Upper West Africa is the largest ever recorded. Molecular evidence suggests spread has been almost exclusively through human-to-human contact. Social factors are thus clearly important to understand the epidemic and ways in which it might be stopped, bu...
Main Authors: | Paul Richards, Joseph Amara, Mariane C Ferme, Prince Kamara, Esther Mokuwa, Amara Idara Sheriff, Roland Suluku, Maarten Voors |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-04-01
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Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4401769?pdf=render |
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