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Responding to the 2018–2020 Ebola Virus Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Rethinking Humanitarian Approaches

open access: yesRisk Management and Healthcare Policy, 2021
Susannah H Mayhew,1 Patrick Milabyo Kyamusugulwa,2 Kennedy Kihangi Bindu,3 Paul Richards,4 Cyrille Kiyungu,5 Dina Balabanova1 1Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK; 2Bukavu Medical ...
Mayhew SH   +5 more
doaj  

Recent progress on the development of hydrogel‐based microneedles for transdermal drug delivery

open access: yesVIEW, EarlyView.
This study provides a comprehensive and up‐to‐date analysis of recent progress in HMN technology, covering fundamental transdermal delivery mechanisms and design principles, biomaterials used in HMN fabrication, drug loading and release strategies, and emerging therapeutic applications.
Mohammad Muhtasim Ittisaf   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Use of Aptamers as Diagnostics Tools and Antiviral Agents for Human Viruses

open access: yesPharmaceuticals, 2016
Appropriate diagnosis is the key factor for treatment of viral diseases. Time is the most important factor in rapidly developing and epidemiologically dangerous diseases, such as influenza, Ebola and SARS.
Víctor M. González   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Earning their Trust

open access: yesVoices in Bioethics, 2020
Traditional medicine is the oldest form of health care delivery that has stood the test of time.[1]  According to the WHO, a traditional healer is someone recognized by their community who uses natural materials and resources to provide health care ...
Sayantanee Das
doaj   +1 more source

Frayed Rope and Resilient Threads: Fijian Healthcare and the COVID‐19 Pandemic

open access: yesAsia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In April 2021, Fiji faced international scrutiny due to ‘horrific’ hospital conditions, including staff and patients lacking food, non‐operational operating theatres, and critical shortages of beds, medicine, and equipment. After successfully avoiding a major outbreak in 2020, a sudden surge in COVID‐19 cases in 2021 overwhelmed the public ...
Sharon McLennan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ebola - en global trussel [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The main area of subject in this project is the Ebola outbreak in the West African countries of Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea which took place in March 2014.
Frisgaard, Camilla
core  

Ten years after the Ebola outbreak: Lessons, progress, and preparedness and response in West Africa

open access: yesJournal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health
Introduction: The 2014 Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa was the largest in history, exposing critical weaknesses in surveillance, health systems, and cross-border coordination.
Virgil Kuassi Lokossou   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Trace Element Patterns in Juvenile Wild Chimpanzee Dentitions

open access: yesArchaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Trace elements are used to infer mammalian early‐life diets, environmental toxins, dispersal patterns, stress histories, and weaning ages. Here, we employ laser ablation‐inductively coupled plasma‐mass spectrometry (LA‐ICP‐MS) to reveal elemental patterns in our closest living relatives, chimpanzees.
Tanya M. Smith   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Economic Impact of the 2014 Ebola Epidemic : Short- and Medium-Term Estimates for West Africa

open access: yes, 2014
Beyond the terrible toll in human lives and suffering, the Ebola epidemic currently afflicting West Africa is already having a measurable economic impact in terms of forgone output; higher fiscal deficits; rising prices; lower real household incomes and ...
World Bank Group
core   +1 more source

A SOME ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF EBOLA VIRUS IN NATURAL FOCIES

open access: yesЖурнал микробиологии, эпидемиологии и иммунобиологии, 2018
Ebola virus that composed Ebolavirus genus of Filoviridae Family causes severe hemorrhagic fever in humans with high case-fatality rates (up to 90%).
T. E. Sizikova   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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