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dc.contributor.author | Torpiano, Paul | - |
dc.contributor.author | Pace, David | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-02-23T17:08:58Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2015-02-23T17:08:58Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Malta Medical Journal. 2014, Vol.26(3), p. 32-40 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/1660 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The year 2014 has witnessed the escalation of the largest ever Ebola outbreak which started in Guinea, and later spread to other countries in West Africa. The associated disease burden has already exceeded the total number of cases in all the sporadic outbreaks that occurred since the first description of Ebola in 1976. The threat of further spread across Africa, and possibly beyond through international travel, is of concern and has led several countries around the world to implement preparedness measures against Ebola. In an attempt to contain the spread of Ebola, WHO and other non- governmental humanitarian organisations have pooled their resources to fuel efforts at improving patient care, isolation facilities, healthcare worker training, and availability of personal protective equipment in the affected countries. The outbreak has brought to light the lack of past investment in research into treatment or potential vaccine development against the Ebola virus, with the only hope of expediting a cure that can be used in the current outbreak being through the launch of clinical trials investigating experimental drugs in the affected countries. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Malta Medical Journal | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Ebola virus disease -- Epidemics | en_GB |
dc.subject | Ebola virus disease -- Symptoms | en_GB |
dc.subject | Public health | en_GB |
dc.subject | Ebola virus disease -- Treatment | en_GB |
dc.subject | Medicine, Preventive | - |
dc.subject | Ebola virus disease -- Prevention | - |
dc.title | Ebola : too far or so close? | en_GB |
dc.type | article | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this article belongs to the Editorial Board of the Malta Medical Journal. The Malta Medical Journal’s rights in respect of this work are as defined by the Copyright Act (Chapter 415) of the Laws of Malta or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this full-text article and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Act provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. This article has been reproduced with the authorization of the editor of the Malta Medical Journal (Ref. No 000002). | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | - |
Appears in Collections: | MMJ, Volume 26, Issue 3 MMJ, Volume 26, Issue 3 |
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