CDC’s Response to the 2014–2016 Ebola Epidemic — West Africa and United States || MMWR Vol. 65 / Supplement / No. 3

MMWR Supplements Vol. 65, Supplement, No. 3 July 08, 2016

PDF

CDC’s Response to the 2014–2016 Ebola Epidemic — West Africa and United States

This historic 2014-2016 Ebola Epidemic in West Africa required a massive international response by multiple partners to assist the affected countries. This supplement present reports that chronicle major aspects of CDC’s response to the Ebola epidemic.

Foreword Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH. MMWR Suppl 2016;65(Supplement, No. 3):1–3

Overview, Control Strategies, and Lessons Learned in the CDC Response to the 2014–2016 Ebola Epidemic Beth P. Bell, MD; Inger K. Damon, MD, PhD; Daniel B. Jernigan, MD; et al. MMWR Suppl 2016;65(Supplement, No. 3):4–11

CDC’s Response to the 2014–2016 Ebola Epidemic — Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone Benjamin A. Dahl, PhD; Michael H. Kinzer, MD; Pratima L. Raghunathan, PhD; et al. MMWR Suppl 2016;65(Supplement, No. 3):12–20

Early Identification and Prevention of the Spread of Ebola in High-Risk African Countries Lucy Breakwell, PhD; A. Russell Gerber, MD; Ashley L. Greiner, MD; et al. MMWR Suppl 2016;65(Supplement, No. 3):21–27

Incident Management Systems and Building Emergency Management Capacity during the 2014–2016 Ebola Epidemic — Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea Jennifer C. Brooks, MPH; Meredith Pinto, MPH; Adrienne Gill, MPH; et al. MMWR Suppl 2016;65(Supplement, No. 3):28–34

Ebola Surveillance — Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone Lucy A. McNamara, PhD; Ilana J. Schafer, DVM; Leisha D. Nolen, MD, PhD; et al. MMWR Suppl 2016;65(Supplement, No. 3):35–43

Laboratory Response to Ebola — West Africa and United States Tara K. Sealy, MSc; Bobbie R. Erickson, MPH; Céline H. Taboy, PhD; et al. MMWR Suppl 2016;65(Supplement, No. 3):44–49

Infection Prevention and Control for Ebola in Health Care Settings — West Africa and United States Jeffrey C. Hageman, MHS; Carmen Hazim, MPH; Katie Wilson, MPH; et al. MMWR Suppl 2016;65(Supplement, No. 3):50–56

Travel and Border Health Measures to Prevent the International Spread of Ebola Nicole J. Cohen, MD; Clive M. Brown, MBBS; Francisco Alvarado-Ramy, MD; et al. MMWR Suppl 2016;65(Supplement, No. 3):57–67

Lessons of Risk Communication and Health Promotion — West Africa and United States Sara R. Bedrosian; Cathy E. Young; Laura A. Smith, MA; et al. MMWR Suppl 2016;65(Supplement, No. 3):68–74

Early Identification and Prevention of the Spread of Ebola — United States Chris A. Van Beneden, MD; Harald Pietz; Robert D. Kirkcaldy, MD; et al. MMWR Suppl 2016;65(Supplement, No. 3):75–84

Modeling in Real Time During the Ebola Response Martin I. Meltzer, PhD; Scott Santibanez, MD; Leah S. Fischer, PhD; et al. MMWR Suppl 2016;65(Supplement, No. 3):85–89

Safe and Effective Deployment of Personnel to Support the Ebola Response — West Africa Edward N. Rouse, MPA; Shauna Mettee Zarecki, MSN, MPH; Donald Flowers, MS, MSS; et al. MMWR Suppl 2016;65(Supplement, No. 3):90–97

Implementing an Ebola Vaccine Study — Sierra Leone Marc-Alain Widdowson, VetMB; Stephanie J. Schrag, PhD; Rosalind J. Carter, PhD; et al. MMWR Suppl 2016;65(Supplement, No. 3):98–106