LEADER 03776nam 2200505 450 001 9910792751103321 005 20230616221822.0 010 $a0-309-45007-1 010 $a0-309-45009-8 035 $a(CKB)3710000001084893 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4833787 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001084893 100 $a20170419h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe ebola epidemic in West Africa $eproceedings of a workshop /$fNational Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.) ; Allison Mack, Megan Reeve Snair, and Carmen Mundaca-Shah, rapporteurs 210 1$aWashington, District of Columbia :$cThe National Academies Press,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (120 pages) 311 $a0-309-45006-3 327 $aIntroduction -- The outbreak -- Global preparedness and response efforts -- Current and future research opportunities -- Appendix A: References -- Appendix B: Ebola: a view from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases -- Appendix C: Ebola virus disease preparedness in Germany: expertise focused in specialized laboratories, competence, and treatment centers -- Appendix D: Statement of task -- Appendix E: Workshop agenda -- Appendix F: Speaker biographies. 330 1 $a"The most recent Ebola epidemic that began in late 2013 alerted the entire world to the gaps in infectious disease emergency preparedness and response. The regional outbreak that progressed to a significant public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) in a matter of months killed 11,310 and infected more than 28,616. While this outbreak bears some unique distinctions to past outbreaks, many characteristics remain the same and contributed to tragic loss of human life and unnecessary expenditure of capital: insufficient knowledge of the disease, its reservoirs, and its transmission; delayed prevention efforts and treatment; poor control of the disease in hospital settings; and inadequate community and international responses. Recognizing the opportunity to learn from the countless lessons of this epidemic, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop in March 2015 to discuss the challenges to successful outbreak responses at the scientific, clinical, and global health levels. Workshop participants explored the epidemic from multiple perspectives, identified important questions about Ebola that remained unanswered, and sought to apply this understanding to the broad challenges posed by Ebola and other emerging pathogens, to prevent the international community from being taken by surprise once again in the face of these threats. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop"--$cPublisher's description. 606 $aEbola virus disease$zAfrica, West 606 $aCommunicable diseases$xResearch 607 $aAfrica, Western 607 $aAfrica, West$2fast 615 0$aEbola virus disease 615 0$aCommunicable diseases$xResearch. 676 $a362.19692 702 $aMack$b Alison 702 $aSnair$b Megan Reeve 702 $aMundaca-Shah$b Carmen 712 02$aNational Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.).$bForum on Microbial Threats. 712 02$aNational Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.).$bBoard on Global Health. 712 02$aNational Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.).$bHealth and Medicine Division. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910792751103321 996 $aThe ebola epidemic in West Africa$93812427 997 $aUNINA