Epidemiology of Ebola Virus Disease in the Western Area Region of Sierra Leone, 2014–2015

Frontiers in Public Health

Margaret Lamunu¹ 

关键词: Ebola virus disease;    outbreak;    epidemiology;    risk factors;    urban setting;    Western Area districts;    Sierra Leone;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2017.00033

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

IntroductionWestern Area (WA) of Sierra Leone including the capital, Freetown, experienced an unprecedented outbreak of Ebola from 2014 to 2015. At the onset of the epidemic, there was little information about the epidemiology, transmission dynamics, and risk factors in urban settings as previous outbreaks were limited to rural/semi-rural settings. This study, therefore, aimed to describe the epidemiology of the outbreak and the factors which had most impact on the transmission of the epidemic and whether there were different drivers from those previously described in rural settings.

【 授权许可】

CC BY