TY - JOUR
T1 - Ebola response impact on public health programs, West Africa, 2014–2017
AU - Marston, Barbara J.
AU - Dokubo, E. Kainne
AU - van Steelandt, Amanda
AU - Martel, Lise
AU - Williams, Desmond
AU - Hersey, Sara
AU - Jambai, Amara
AU - Keita, Sakoba
AU - Nyenswah, Tolbert G.
AU - Redd, John T.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). All rights reserved.
PY - 2017/12
Y1 - 2017/12
N2 - Events such as the 2014–2015 West Africa epidemic of Ebola virus disease highlight the importance of the capacity to detect and respond to public health threats. We describe capacity-building efforts during and after the Ebola epidemic in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea and public health progress that was made as a result of the Ebola response in 4 key areas: emergency response, laboratory capacity, surveillance, and workforce development. We further highlight ways in which capacity-building efforts such as those used in West Africa can be accelerated after a public health crisis to improve preparedness for future events.
AB - Events such as the 2014–2015 West Africa epidemic of Ebola virus disease highlight the importance of the capacity to detect and respond to public health threats. We describe capacity-building efforts during and after the Ebola epidemic in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea and public health progress that was made as a result of the Ebola response in 4 key areas: emergency response, laboratory capacity, surveillance, and workforce development. We further highlight ways in which capacity-building efforts such as those used in West Africa can be accelerated after a public health crisis to improve preparedness for future events.
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U2 - 10.3201/eid2313.170727
DO - 10.3201/eid2313.170727
M3 - Article
C2 - 29155674
AN - SCOPUS:85040988406
SN - 1080-6040
VL - 23
SP - S25-S32
JO - Emerging infectious diseases
JF - Emerging infectious diseases
ER -