After Ebola in West Africa - Unpredictable Risks, Preventable Epidemics

被引:191
作者
Agua-Agum, Junerlyn [1 ]
Allegranzi, Benedetta [1 ]
Ariyarajah, Archchun [1 ]
Aylward, R. Bruce [1 ]
Blake, Isobel M. [3 ]
Barboza, Philippe [1 ]
Bausch, Daniel [1 ]
Brennan, Richard J. [1 ]
Clement, Peter [1 ]
Coffey, Pasqualina [1 ]
Cori, Anne [3 ]
Donnelly, Christl A. [3 ]
Dorigatti, Ilaria [3 ]
Drury, Patrick [1 ]
Durski, Kara [1 ]
Dye, Christopher [1 ]
Eckmanns, Tim [1 ,4 ]
Ferguson, Neil M. [3 ]
Fraser, Christophe [3 ]
Garcia, Erika [1 ]
Garske, Tini [3 ]
Gasasira, Alex [1 ]
Gurry, Celine [1 ]
Gutierrez, Giovanna Jaramillo [1 ]
Hamblion, Esther [1 ]
Hinsley, Wes [3 ]
Holden, Robert [1 ]
Holmes, David [1 ]
Hugonnet, Stephane [1 ]
Jombart, Thibaut [3 ]
Kelley, Edward [1 ]
Santhana, Ravi [1 ]
Mahmoud, Nuha [1 ]
Mills, Harriet L. [3 ]
Mohamed, Yasmine [1 ]
Musa, Emmanuel [1 ]
Naidoo, Dhamari [1 ]
Nedjati-Gilani, Gemma [3 ]
Newton, Emily [1 ]
Norton, Ian [1 ]
Nouvellet, Pierre [3 ]
Perkins, Devin [1 ]
Perkins, Mark [2 ]
Riley, Steven [3 ]
Schumacher, Dirk [1 ,4 ]
Shah, Anita [1 ]
Minh Tang [1 ]
Varsaneux, Olivia [1 ]
Van Kerkhove, Maria D. [3 ,5 ]
机构
[1] WHO, Ave Appia, CH-1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland
[2] Fdn Innovat New Diagnost, Geneva, Switzerland
[3] Imperial Coll London, WHO Collaborating Ctr Infect Dis Modelling, Ctr Outbreak Anal & Modelling, Dept Infect Dis Epidemiol,Med Res Council, London, England
[4] Robert Koch Inst, Dept Infect Dis Epidemiol, Berlin, Germany
[5] Inst Pasteur, Ctr Global Hlth, Paris, France
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
关键词
VIRUS DISEASE OUTBREAK; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; RAPID RESPONSE; REMOTE AREAS; LIBERIA; INTERVENTIONS; DYNAMICS; NIGERIA; COUNTY;
D O I
10.1056/NEJMsr1513109
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Between December 2013 and April 2016, the largest epidemic of Ebola virus disease (EVD) to date generated more than 28,000 cases and more than 11,000 deaths in the large, mobile populations of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Tracking the rapid rise and slower decline of the West African epidemic has reinforced some common understandings about the epidemiology and control of EVD but has also generated new insights. Despite having more information about the geographic distribution of the disease, the risk of human infection from animals and from survivors of EVD remains unpredictable over a wide area of equatorial Africa. Until human exposure to infection can be anticipated or avoided, future outbreaks will have to be managed with the classic approach to EVD control - extensive surveillance, rapid detection and diagnosis, comprehensive tracing of contacts, prompt patient isolation, supportive clinical care, rigorous efforts to prevent and control infection, safe and dignified burial, and engagement of the community. Empirical and modeling studies conducted during the West African epidemic have shown that large epidemics of EVD are preventable - a rapid response can interrupt transmission and restrict the size of outbreaks, even in densely populated cities. The critical question now is how to ensure that populations and their health services are ready for the next outbreak, wherever it may occur. Health security across Africa and beyond depends on committing resources to both strengthen national health systems and sustain investment in the next generation of vaccines, drugs, and diagnostics.
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