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Category: Bacterial Pathogenesis; Clinical Microbiology
Preparing for Serious Communicable Diseases in the United States: What the Ebola Virus Epidemic Has Taught Us, Page 1 of 2
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The largest and deadliest outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) began on 2 December 2013 when a 2-year-old child developed an illness characterized by fever, black stools, and vomiting in a town called Meliandou, Guinea—a remote and sparsely populated village of 31 households approximately 20 miles from the borders of Liberia and Sierra Leone ( 1 ). The exact source of infection is unclear but likely involved contact with an infected animal. The child died on the 5th day of his illness ( 2 ).
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Schematic of the Serious Communicable Diseases Unit (SCDU), Emory University Hospital.
Schematic of the Serious Communicable Diseases Unit (SCDU), Emory University Hospital.
Factors contributing to 2013–2015 Ebola outbreak ( 58 , 59 )
WHO’s agenda for change ( 61 )
Emergency medical services and emergency department preparedness
Emergency medical services and emergency department preparedness