Ebola Observatory: the basic Scientific Evidence for healthcare

• TRANSMISSION:

4 December 2014 Risk related to household pets in contact with Ebola cases in humans. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control - European Food Safety Authority.

10 October 2014 Transmission dynamics and control of Ebola virus disease (EVD): A Review. Chowell, G., Nishiura, H. BMC Medicine 2014, 12:196

9 October 2014 Transmission dynamics and control of Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in Nigeria, July to September 2014. F O Fasina, A Shittu, D Lazarus, O Tomori, L Simonsen, C Viboud, G Chowell. Eurosurveillance, Volume 19, Issue 40, 09 October 2014 

15 November 2007 Assessment of the Risk of Ebola Virus Transmission from Bodily Fluids and Fomites. Daniel G. Bausch, Jonathan S. Towner, Scott F. Dowell, Felix Kaducu, Matthew Lukwiya, Anthony Sanchez, Stuart T. Nichol, Thomas G. Ksiazek2 and Pierre E. Rollin 

• THERAPIES AND VACCINES:

7 October 2014 Ebola Vaccine — An Urgent International Priority. Kanapathipillai R, Henao-Restrepo AM, Fast P, Wood D, et al. NEJM Perspective, 7 Oct 2014, p1-3.

26 September 2014 Ebolavirus in West Africa, and the use of experimental therapies or vaccines. Hoenen T, Feldmann H. BMC Biology 2014, 12:80

1 November 2011 Filovirus Hemorrhagic Fever Outbreak Case Management: A Review of Current and Future Treatment Options. Roddy P, Colebunders R, Jeffs B, et al. J Infect Dis. (2011) 204 (suppl 3):S791-S795.

1 November 2011 Flaviviruses - A Complete Review. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. Volume 204 suppl 3 November 1, 2011.

• EPIDEMIC AND PROJECTIONS:

Projections MOBS LAB: Assessing the international spreading risk associated with the 2014 West African Ebola outbreak. MOBS LAB.

The Latest Ebola response roadmap update. World Health Organization

23 October 2014 Assessing the impact of travel restrictions on international spread of the 2014 west african ebola epidemic. Poleto C, Gomes M, Pastore y Piontti A, et al. Eurosurveillance, Volume 19, Issue 42, 23 October 2014

16 October 2014 Ebola Virus Disease in West Africa — The First 9 Months of the Epidemic and Forward Projections. WHO Ebola Response Team. N Engl J Med 2014; 371:1481-1495

3 October 2014 Outbreaks of Ebola virus disease in Africa: the beginnings of a tragic saga. Chippaux, JP. Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases 2014, 20:44

26 September 2014 CDC (USA) Estimating the Future Number of Cases in the Ebola Epidemic — Liberia and Sierra Leone, 2014–2015. Meltzer M, Atkins C, Santibanez S, et al. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Supplements: September 26, 2014 / 63(03);1-14

• HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT:

18 December 2014: Panic, Paranoia, and Public Health — The AIDS Epidemic's Lessons for Ebola. Gregg Gonsalves, B.S., and Peter Staley. N Engl J Med 2014; 371:2348-2349

29 October 2014: Acquired immunity and asymptomatic reservoir impact on frontline and airport ebola outbreak syndromic surveillance and response. Tambo E, et al. Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2014, 3:41.

24 October 2014: Dynamics and control of Ebola virus transmission in Montserrado, Liberia: a mathematical modelling analysis. Fisman D, Tuite A. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, Early Online Publication.

21 October 2014: Ebola: worldwide dissemination risk and response priorities. Cowling B, Yu H. The Lancet, Early Online Publication

5 August 2014: Need of surveillance response systems to combat Ebola outbreaks and other emerging infectious diseases in African countries. Tambo E, Chidiebere Ugwu E, Yonkeu Ngogang J. Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2014, 3:29.