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Individual regional governments are enacting vastly different travel restrictions in an uncoordinated manner in response to the Ebola outbreak. Here are the latest updates.
An AMG Health Desk research brief on ChikV, aimed at educating non-specialists on the disease, its transmission and prevention strategies
Washington, DC, October 10,2014 (AMG) – Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person to be diagnosed with Ebola in the United States, died on Wednesday morning in a Dallas hospital, unlike several other Ebola patients who received care in America. But why? Duncan’s friends and family have their own views. “He is a Liberian man”, a […]
Lessons from Ebola in Guinea: Community mistrust and self-defense mechanisms cannot be ignored in the development of comprehensive responses to disease outbreaks
While some Caribbean governments have assured citizens of their readiness to cope with any suspected cases of Ebola, others are not so optimistic
The first case of Ebola Virus Disease was diagnosed in the United States on September 30, with indications that screening assessments were not fully followed
