Basic Information
- Ebola (National Library of Medicine)
- Ebola Virus Disease (MedlinePlus)
- Ebola Virus Disease (World Health Organization); also available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish versions
- Frequently Asked Questions on Ebola Virus Disease (World Health Organization); also available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish versions
- Questions and Answers: 2014 Ebola Outbreak (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Ebola: What you need to know if you live in the U.S. (American Public Health Association)
- Ebola (Teens Health)
- 10 Ebola Myths, Discounted (Berkeley Wellness)
- Ebola Characteristics and Comparisons to Other Diseases (Kaiser Family Foundation)
Additional Materials from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- CDC’s Response to the 2014–2016 Ebola Epidemic — West Africa and United States (July 2016, MMWR Supplement) – includes several research articles focusing on the epidemic)
- Ebola Surge 2014
- CDC Ebola Digital Press Kit
- Top 10 Things You Really Need to Know About Ebola
- Stopping the Ebola Outbreak (Infographic) and other images/graphics related to Ebola and the 2014 outbreak
- Ebola Outbreaks – this page includes links to information about Ebola outbreaks from 1976 to present
- 2014 Ebola Outbreak in West Africa – Outbreak Distribution Map – this map shows the areas that have been affected by the recent outbreak, including areas with confirmed, probable, and suspected cases
- Q&A: Estimating the Future Number of Cases in the Ebola Epidemic – Liberia and Sierra Leone, 2014-2015 (September 2014, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Advisories and Recommendations:
- Top 10 Ebola Response Planning Tips: Ebola Readiness Self-Assessment for State and Local Public Health Officials – this page includes links to many resources about Ebola
- Advice for Humanitarian Aid Organizations (Traveler’s Health website)
- Health Care Facility Preparedness Checklist for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)
- Health Care Provider Preparedness Checklist for Ebola Virus Disease
- Guidance for U.S. Laboratories for Managing and Testing Routine Clinical Specimens When There is a Concern About Ebola Virus Disease
Selected Recent Articles
- CDC details two years of Ebola response. (July 2016, Science Speaks Blog)
- WHO: Ebola is no longer a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. (March 2016, Science Speaks Blog)
- Comprehensive health responses and lessons from HIV can guide efforts to confront sexual transmission of Ebola. (March 2016, Science Speaks Blog)
- Dynamics of ebola virus clearance in semen in Guinea. (February 2016, Retrovirus Conference)
- Ebola drug shows promise. (February 2016, MedPage Today)
- Ebola impact lingers. (February 2016, MedPage Today)
- Scale of Ebola crisis led to knowledge, new questions, ongoing research, and need for unprecedented community healthcare delivery. (February 2016, Science Speaks Blog)
- Sequalae of ebola virus disease in surviving patients in Guinea: Postebogui cohort. (February 2016, Retrovirus Conference)
- As Ebola transmission in Guinea ends, Liberia counts down again, and a Public Health Emergency of International Concern continues. (January 2016, Science Speaks Blog)
- Global Health 2015: Top 10 stories in HIV, TB and more. (December 2015, Science Speaks Blog)
- Ebola panel calls for change: “From a world of non-accountability and non-assistance, to a world of accountability and coordination. (December 2015, Science Speaks Blog)
- Ebola takes center stage in Geneva a year after first appearance in Conakry. (May 2015, Science Speaks Blog)
- A call for sweeping reforms, the plagues to come, acknowledging the damage…we’re reading about what comes after Ebola. (May 2015, Science Speaks Blog)
- Ebola outbreak changes meaning of health systems strengthening. (April 2015, Science Speaks Blog)
