Evaluation of the Benefits and Risks of Introducing Ebola Community Care Centers, Sierra Leone

Evaluation of the Benefits and Risks of Introducing Ebola Community Care Centers, Sierra Leone

In some parts of western Africa, Ebola treatment centers (ETCs) have reached capacity. Unless capacity is rapidly scaled up, the chance to avoid a generalized Ebola epidemic will soon diminish. The World Health Organization and partners are considering additional Ebola patient care options, includin...

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Main Authors: Adam J. Kucharski, Anton Camacho, Francesco Checchi, Ron Waldman, Rebecca F. Grais, Jean-Clement Cabrol, Sylvie Briand, Marc Baguelin, Stefan Flasche, Sebastian Funk, W. John Edmunds
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Ebola virus
Ebola outbreak
Western Area
Sierra Leone
western Africa
Ebola community care centers
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/3/14-1892_article

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