Abstract
The World Health Organization (WHO) was first notified of a rapidly evolving outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Guinea on 23 March 2014. On 8 August 2014, the WHO declared the Ebola epidemic a “public health emergency of international concern”. A two-year-old child who died (6 August 2013) in southern Guinea was identified as ‘patient zero’ of the current Ebola outbreak, which is still raging. As of 21 November 2014, there have been 15,351 reported Ebola cases in eight countries since the outbreak began, with 5,459 reported deaths. The countries affected include Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Senegal, Mali, Spain, and the US. Transmission remains intense in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Although the overall situation in the affected countries remains critical, there are signs that the disease outbreak is potentially being controlled.
Publication details
- DOI
- 10.5001/omj.2014.106
- Journal
- Oman Medical Journal
- Publisher
- Oman Medical Specialty Board
- Open access
- Gold open access
Cite this article
APA 7
Balkhair, A., Al Maamari, K., Alawi, F., Al-Adawi, B., Al Muharrmi, Z., & Ahmed, O. (2014). Ebola: Are We Prepared for Recurring Infectious Threats? Oman Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2014.106
MLA 9
Balkhair, Abdullah, et al. "Ebola: Are We Prepared for Recurring Infectious Threats?" Oman Medical Journal, 2014. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2014.106.
Chicago (author–date)
Balkhair, Abdullah, Khuloud Al Maamari, Fatma Alawi, Badriya Al-Adawi, Zakaria Al Muharrmi, and Osama Ahmed. 2014. "Ebola: Are We Prepared for Recurring Infectious Threats?" Oman Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2014.106.
Harvard
Balkhair, A., Al Maamari, K., Alawi, F., Al-Adawi, B., Al Muharrmi, Z. and Ahmed, O. (2014) 'Ebola: Are We Prepared for Recurring Infectious Threats?', Oman Medical Journal. doi:10.5001/omj.2014.106.
Vancouver
Balkhair A, Al Maamari K, Alawi F, Al-Adawi B, Al Muharrmi Z, Ahmed O. Ebola: Are We Prepared for Recurring Infectious Threats? Oman Medical Journal. 2014. doi:10.5001/omj.2014.106
IEEE
A. Balkhair, K. Al Maamari, F. Alawi, B. Al-Adawi, Z. Al Muharrmi, and O. Ahmed, "Ebola: Are We Prepared for Recurring Infectious Threats?," Oman Medical Journal, 2014, doi: 10.5001/omj.2014.106.