ABSTRACT The Global Pandemic Monitoring Board (GPMB) is a group of eminent individuals publishing reports calling for increased emphasis on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response (PPPR). They advocate for the World Health Organization's (WHO) PPPR preferred approach and its attendant financial requests. Though claiming independence, GPMB is co‐
David Bell+3 more
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Assessing the Efficiency of \textit{Cordon Sanitaire} as a Control Strategy of Ebola [PDF]
We formulate a two-patch mathematical model for Ebola Virus Disease dynamics in order to evaluate the effectiveness of \textit{cordons sanitaires}, mandatory movement restrictions between communities while exploring their role on disease dynamics and final epidemic size.
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Neurological, Cognitive, and Psychological Findings Among Survivors of Ebola Virus Disease From the 1995 Ebola Outbreak in Kikwit, Democratic Republic of Congo: A Cross-sectional Study. [PDF]
BackgroundClinical sequelae of Ebola virus disease (EVD) have not been described more than 3 years postoutbreak. We examined survivors and close contacts from the 1995 Ebola outbreak in Kikwit, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and determined ...
Bjornson, Zach+15 more
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Comparison of cellular gene expression in Ebola-Zaire and Ebola-Reston virus-infected primary human monocytes [PDF]
Charlie Xiang+11 more
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Global emergency medicine: A scoping review of the literature from 2023
Abstract Objective The Global Emergency Medicine Literature Review (GEMLR) highlights the highest‐quality research addressing emergency care in resource‐limited settings (ECRLS). This 18th edition reviews global emergency medicine (GEM) literature published during 2023.
Braden J. Hexom+76 more
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Network-Based Analysis of a Small Ebola Outbreak [PDF]
We present a method for estimating epidemic parameters in network-based stochastic epidemic models when the total number of infections is assumed to be small. We illustrate the method by reanalyzing the data from the 2014 Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Ebola outbreak described in Maganga et al. (2014).
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The Leadership Style of Fidel Castro: A Decolonial Perspective
Leadership theory stands accused of being Western‐centric. To address this, we investigate Fidel Castro's leadership through 32 semi‐structured interviews with Cuban people. Narratives reveal his decolonial leadership as he led the Cuban Revolution, and then Cuba for over 50 years, resisting Western hegemony.
Denise Baden+2 more
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Sample NLPDE and NLODE Social-Media Modeling of Information Transmission for Infectious Diseases:Case Study Ebola [PDF]
We investigate the spreading of information through Twitter messaging related to the spread of Ebola in western Africa using epidemic based dynamic models. Diffusive spreading leads to NLPDE models and fixed point analysis yields systems of NLODE models.
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Preparation and Use of Hyperimmune Serum for Prophylaxis and Therapy of Ebola Virus Infections [PDF]
Natalya M. Kudoyarova‐Zubavichene+3 more
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