Regional Spread of Ebola Virus, West Africa, 2014

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作者
Rainisch, Gabriel [1 ]
Shankar, Manjunath [1 ]
Wellman, Michael [1 ]
Merlin, Toby [1 ]
Meltzer, Martin I. [1 ]
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[1] Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Atlanta, GA 30329 USA
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10.3201/eid2103.141845
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
摘要
To explain the spread of the 2014 Ebola epidemic in West Africa, and thus help with response planning, we analyzed publicly available data. We found that the risk for infection in an area can be predicted by case counts, population data, and distances between affected and nonaffected areas.
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