Overview
- Presents a full, highly detailed chronological account of the 2013-2016 Ebola outbreak
- Is one of the most in-depth accounts of any disease outbreak
- Provides compelling details from the largest Ebola outbreak to date
- Offers an account of a globally significant epidemic
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About this book
This powerful history describes the daily progression of the Ebola outbreak that swept across West Africa and struck Europe and America from December 2013 to June 2016. A case study on a massive scale, it follows the narratives of numerous patients as well as the journey of physicians and scientists from discovery to action and from tracking to containment. The unfolding story reveals ever-shifting complexities such as the varied paths the infection took from country to country, the multiple responses of community members, and the occurrence of flare-ups when the outbreak was seemingly over. The book’s finely-documented present-tense reporting records key facts, events, and observations, including:
- Routes of Ebola transmission, incubation, symptoms, short- and long-term effects on survivors
- Early attempts to understand and contain the virus and curb practices contributing to its spread
- Medical, governmental, and public responses, from local education programs to global efforts
- Communication and conflict between healthcare workers and communities
- Social and economic outcomes of Ebola in the affected nations
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Keywords
- ebola
- ebola outbreak
- ebola virus disease
- West African ebola
- epidemic
- pandemic
- infectious diseases
- emerging viruses
- zoonotic infection
- plague
- public health emergency
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- history of ebola
- epidemiology
- clinical features of ebola
- disease transmission
- public health response
- public health preparedness
- ebola case management
Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Stephan Bullard is an Associate Professor of Biology at the University of Hartford in Connecticut. He studies notable disasters. His previous books include The Silver Bridge Disaster of 1967 and Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima: Curse of the Nuclear Genie.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: A Day-by-Day Chronicle of the 2013-2016 Ebola Outbreak
Authors: Stephan Gregory Bullard
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76565-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-76564-8Published: 23 April 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-09523-9Published: 08 February 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-76565-5Published: 12 April 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 332
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations
Topics: Infectious Diseases, History of Medicine, Popular Science in Medicine and Health