Meeting the Challenge of Ebola Virus Disease in a Holistic Manner by Taking into Account Socioeconomic and Cultural Factors: The Experience of West Africa

Even if an effective vaccine against Ebola virus disease (EVD) becomes available, the challenges posed by this disease are complex. Certain socioeconomic and cultural factors have been linked to recent outbreaks of EVD in West Africa. The outbreaks revealed widespread ignorance by laypersons of EVD...

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Main Author: Kai-Lit Phua
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-01-01
Series:Infectious Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/IDRT.S31568