RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Shuman, Jill
T1 Ebola: Responding to its Outbreak in West Africa
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2014
FD SAGE Publications
VO 14
IS 28
SP 29
OP 31
DO 10.1177/155989771428017
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/28/29.abstract
AB According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa is the largest Ebola outbreak in history and the first to be classified as an epidemic. This article reviews the clinical characteristics of patients infected with Ebola, as well as reviews the global response in tracking and managing the outbreak and provided an overview of potential therapeutic options.