The health impact of the 2014-15 Ebola outbreak.

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Abstract

The 2014-15 outbreak in West Africa was the largest and deadliest Ebola outbreak recorded; however, there remains uncertainty over its wider health consequences. Our objective was to provide a comprehensive overview of the impact of the Ebola outbreak on population health in the three most affected countries: Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Public Health

Title: Public health

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1476-5616

ISSN (Print): 0033-3506

Publication date (Electronic): Feb 2017

Volume: 143

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[1 ] Field Epidemiology Training Programme, Public Health England, Blenheim House, Duncombe Street, Leeds, LS1 4PL, UK; Health Education Yorkshire and the Humber, Willow Terrace Road, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK. Electronic address: drjameselston@gmail.com.

[2 ] Health Education Yorkshire and the Humber, Willow Terrace Road, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.

[3 ] European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, 28029, Spain.

[4 ] Bradford Institute for Health Research, Bradford Royal Infirmary, Temple Bank House, Duckworth Lane, Bradford, BD9 6RJ, UK.

Article

Publisher Item ID: S0033-3506(16)30322-5

DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2016.10.020

PubMed ID: 28159028

SO-VID: dd045216-3e08-43c0-bcf2-2a43fa29b1b0

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Keywords: Ebola,Population health,Impact,Consequences

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Keywords: Ebola, Population health, Impact, Consequences

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