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Quarantines in Sierra Leone: Putting people first in the Ebola crisis [PDF]

, 2014
Sierra Leone has declared a public health state of emergency in a bid to contain the spread of Ebola. Since then, quarantine measures have been imposed, including self-quarantines informed by district and chiefdom bye-laws and government-imposed ...
Wahome, Wairimu Munyinyi
core   +1 more source

Dynamics of host-reservoir transmission of Ebola with spillover potential to humans

Electronic Journal of Qualitative Theory of Differential Equations, 2018
Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a zoonotic borne disease (i.e. disease that is spread from animals to people). Therefore human beings can be infected through direct contact with an infected animal (fruit-eating bat or great ape).
Berge Tsanou, Jean Lubuma, Arsène Jaurès Ouemba Tassé, Hervé Michel Tenkam   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Patterns of wild meat and other protein consumption in the periphery of Salonga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract In Central Africa, human activities are severely impacting terrestrial and aquatic wildlife, threatening the food security of millions of people. Accordingly, sustainable use of wildlife is crucial for the nutrition and livelihoods of many rural communities in the region.
Zolo Admettons, Mattia Bessone, Josué Ausse Baraka, Josué Engombe Botomia, Espérance Miezi, Bénédicte Nsilu, Jonathan Nkamisha Mukole, Michel Opelele Omeno, Jean Semeki Ngabinzeke, Barbara Fruth   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Efficacy of control measures in the control of Ebola, Liberia 2014–2015

Journal of Biological Dynamics, 2018
The largest outbreak of Ebola to date is the 2014 West Africa Ebola outbreak, with more than 10,000 cases and over 4000 deaths reported in Liberia alone.
Necibe Tuncer, Chindu Mohanakumar, Samuel Swanson, Maia Martcheva   +3 more
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Resurgence of Sudan Virus Disease (SUVD) in Uganda

Global Biosecurity, 2022
On September 20th, 2022, a case of ebola virus disease was confirmed in Uganda by the World Health Organization. The presumed index case of a 24-year-old male was sequenced and identified as the Sudan strain. This was the first known outbreak of ebola in
Damian Alexander Honeyman, Adriana Notaras   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ebola Virüsü

Arşiv Kaynak Tarama Dergisi, 2015
Bu hastalık ismini1976'dailk kezgörüldüğü Kongo Demokratik Cumhuriyetindeki bir köye yakın olarak konumlanmış Ebola Nehrinden alır. Bu hastalığa Filoviridae ailesine mensup bir virüsten sebep olmaktadır. Ebola salgını başladığı günden bu yana temelde Batı Afrika'da yerleşim gösteren dört ülkeyi; Gine, Liberya, Sierra Leone ve Nijerya'yı ...
LAKSHMAN, Anusha, GOYA, Vikas, SHENOY, Hosmar   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Right to Food in Sub‐Saharan Africa: Challenges, Policies, and Sustainable Strategies

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the multifaceted issue of food security in Sub‐Saharan Africa and the critical importance of upholding rights to food in the region. It explores the challenges posed by food insecurity, analyzes existing policies and interventions, and proposes sustainable strategies to enhance food security.
Helen Onyeaka, Adenike A. Akinsemolu, Phemelo Tamasiga, Ogueri Nwaiwu, Elijah Kolawole Oladipo, Kehinde Abolade Aderibigbe, Taghi Miri   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determinants of Community Resilience: A Multi‐Level Synthesis of Empirical and Conceptual Evidence

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Community resilience research remains fragmented across disciplines, with limited integration of empirical evidence and conceptual scholarship. This study addresses this gap through a directed content analysis of 48 empirical case studies and 39 conceptual and review publications from diverse geographical and hazard contexts.
Anamol Neupane, Seweryn Zielinski, Iroda Mukhammadieva   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mathematical modeling of the West Africa Ebola epidemic

eLife, 2015
As of November 2015, the Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic that began in West Africa in late 2013 is waning. The human toll includes more than 28,000 EVD cases and 11,000 deaths in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, the most heavily-affected countries ...
Jean-Paul Chretien, Steven Riley, Dylan B George   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Native Label‐Free Spectral Biochemical Fingerprinting of an Enveloped Mammalian RNA Virus Reveals Mode of Action of a Virucidal Drug

Small Methods, EarlyView.
Deep‐Ultraviolet Resonance Raman (DUVRR) spectroscopy is introduced as a label‐free, non‐invasive analytical workflow for the biochemical fingerprinting of enveloped viruses. By integrating bottom‐up stoichiometric reconstruction with top‐down biochemical extraction, this strategy accurately disentangles complex viral compositions in physiological‐like
Denis Rajnovic, Fatima Matroodi, Lamyaa M. Almehmadi, Tea Carletti, Alessandro Gessini, Igor K. Lednev, Claudio Masciovecchio, Alessandro Marcello, Barbara Rossi   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source