Regional Spread of Ebola Virus, West Africa, 2014
Open Access
- 1 March 2015
- journal article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 21 (3), 444-447
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2103.141845
Abstract
To explain the spread of the 2014 Ebola epidemic in West Africa, and thus help with response planning, we analyzed publicly available data. We found that the risk for infection in an area can be predicted by case counts, population data, and distances between affected and nonaffected areas.Keywords
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