The Ebola transmission paradox

Understanding Ebola's transmission dynamics is indispensable to arrest its spread and to protect health care workers and community members. The observed dynamic, however, is confusing. Some signals suggest the disease is highly transmissible, whereas others suggest it is not. The disease course...

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Published in:American journal of infection control 2015-08, Vol.43 (8), p.786-787
Main Authors: Klompas, Michael, MD, MPH, Yokoe, Deborah S., MD, MPH
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Disease transmission
Disease Transmission, Infectious - prevention & control
Ebola virus
Global Health
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - transmission
Humans
Incidence
Infection Control
Infection Control - methods
Infectious Disease
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Summary:Understanding Ebola's transmission dynamics is indispensable to arrest its spread and to protect health care workers and community members. The observed dynamic, however, is confusing. Some signals suggest the disease is highly transmissible, whereas others suggest it is not. The disease course of Thomas Duncan, the Liberian national admitted to Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, Texas, exemplifies the paradox.
ISSN:0196-6553
1527-3296
DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2015.05.006