Nigeria was able to defeat the Ebola virus through a combination of proactive measures, including issuing early warnings, establishing emergency response centers, conducting extensive public education campaigns, and effectively tracking and quarantining individuals exposed to the virus. The first case was introduced by a traveler from Liberia, and Nigeria ultimately saw 19 total cases and 7 deaths before being declared Ebola-free within 3 months. Key factors in Nigeria's successful response included national unity in fighting the disease, stringent preventive measures adopted by the public, and the country's isolated treatment method for each Ebola symptom.
In light of the of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa the Yale-Tulane ESF-8 Planning and Response Program has produced this special report.
Since most of our student are not back yet from summer break I reached out to past alumni and members of Team Rubicon to assist in putting this report together.
The report was compiled entirely from open source materials. Please feel free to forward the report to anyone who might be interested.
Any students, past alumni, or volunteers who would like to work on future slides let me know. Assistance is always welcome.
Public Health Response to Ebola Statement of Dr. FriedenDawn Dawson
House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Public Health Response to Ebola October 16, 2014
Statement of Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
In light of the rise in Ebola Epidemic in West Africa Yale-Tulane ESF-8 Planning and Response Program has produced this special report.. Past alumni, graduate students from Tulane and Yale, and members of Team Rubicon have assisted in putting this report together.
The report was compiled entirely from open source materials. Please feel free to forward the report to anyone who might be interested..
In light of the of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa the Yale-Tulane ESF-8 Planning and Response Program has produced this special report.
Since most of our student are not back yet from summer break I reached out to past alumni and members of Team Rubicon to assist in putting this report together.
The report was compiled entirely from open source materials. Please feel free to forward the report to anyone who might be interested.
Any students, past alumni, or volunteers who would like to work on future slides let me know. Assistance is always welcome.
Public Health Response to Ebola Statement of Dr. FriedenDawn Dawson
House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Public Health Response to Ebola October 16, 2014
Statement of Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
In light of the rise in Ebola Epidemic in West Africa Yale-Tulane ESF-8 Planning and Response Program has produced this special report.. Past alumni, graduate students from Tulane and Yale, and members of Team Rubicon have assisted in putting this report together.
The report was compiled entirely from open source materials. Please feel free to forward the report to anyone who might be interested..
In light of the rise in #Ebola Epidemic in West Africa Yale-Tulane ESF-8 Planning and Response Program has produced this special report. Past alumni, graduate students from Tulane and Yale, and members of Team Rubicon have assisted in putting this report together.
The report was compiled entirely from open source materials. Please feel free to forward the report to anyone who might be interested.For those of you who are deploying and would like us to focus in on a specific topic or issue let us know and we’ll do our best go get the materials or information you need. If any of you would like to volunteer to help put the brief together let me know and we’ll add you to our team.
Candid assessment of u.s. response to the ebola crisis at home and abroadWale Idris Ajibade
FEATURING REPRESENTATIVES FROM GLOBAL SCIENTIFIC; COMMUNITIES, US POLITICIANS, INVENTORS, ECONOMISTS,CIVIL SOCIETY, CARE GIVERS, PHYSICIANS, MEMBERS OF THE PRESS, EBOLA SURVIVORS, AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM AFRICAN COMMUNITIES.
This report was a collaborative effort of the following entities:
Millennium Development Goals on AVTELEFORUM | African Health Dialogues
(AVTELEFORUM) | African Community Public Health Coalition | Diaspora Liberian Emergency Response Task Force on the Ebola Crisis
In light of the rise in #Ebola Epidemic in West Africa Yale-Tulane ESF-8 Planning and Response Program has produced this special report. Past alumni, graduate students from Tulane and Yale, and members of Team Rubicon have assisted in putting this report together.
The report was compiled entirely from open source materials. Please feel free to forward the report to anyone who might be interested.For those of you who are deploying and would like us to focus in on a specific topic or issue let us know and we’ll do our best go get the materials or information you need. If any of you would like to volunteer to help put the brief together let me know and we’ll add you to our team.
Candid assessment of u.s. response to the ebola crisis at home and abroadWale Idris Ajibade
FEATURING REPRESENTATIVES FROM GLOBAL SCIENTIFIC; COMMUNITIES, US POLITICIANS, INVENTORS, ECONOMISTS,CIVIL SOCIETY, CARE GIVERS, PHYSICIANS, MEMBERS OF THE PRESS, EBOLA SURVIVORS, AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM AFRICAN COMMUNITIES.
This report was a collaborative effort of the following entities:
Millennium Development Goals on AVTELEFORUM | African Health Dialogues
(AVTELEFORUM) | African Community Public Health Coalition | Diaspora Liberian Emergency Response Task Force on the Ebola Crisis
In light of the Ebola Outbreak in Guinea and Liberia the Yale-Tulane ESF-8 Planning and Response Program has produced this special report.The Yale-Tulane ESF #8 Program is a multi-disciplinary, multi-center, graduate-level, program designed to produce ESF #8 planners and responders with standardized skill sets that are consistent with evolving public policy, technologies, and best practices. The group that produced this summary are graduate students from Yale.
In the absence of effective treatment and a human vaccine, raising awareness of the risk factors for Ebola infection and the protective measures individuals can take is the only way to reduce human infection and death.
Dr John Bergman discusses the true CAUSE of the most recent PANDEMIC SCARE...EBOLA! Get the real facts and research studies that reveal the truth about this "dreaded disease". Did you know that Ebola was discovered back in 1976? Why are we JUST NOW hearing about the risk to Americans? Learn 5 simple steps already proven to eliminate Ebola in Africa.
West Africa Ebola Outbreak 1
West Africa Ebola Outbreak
Joseph Toole
Principles of Epidemiology PHE 5015 S01
12 Jun 2016
Introduction
Around two years ago, there was worldwide uproar concerning Ebola. The outbreak had occurred in West Africa with individuals nations’ health departments stretched to the limit while trying to cope with the situation. Well wishing nations had to volunteer in terms of health practitioners and funds among other ways in order to assist the nations. Ebola is an infectious disease that is deadly discovered in Zaire in 1976. It is caused by Ebola virus which can be spread via contact with an infected person. Its spread it’s fast since contact with an infected person’s blood or body fluids. This paper will cover an overview of outbreak in 2014 in West Africa, observations, recommendations and conclusion.
Overview, Investigative methodology and rationale for the topic
The first outbreak of the epidemic was discovered in early 2014. It was reported in countries of West Africa namely: Sierra Lone, Guinea and Liberia. The three countries were the huge victims of the epidemic. Most of the victims of the outbreak died with a few survivors (CDC, 2016 n.d. - a). The reported symptoms among the victims were fatigue, fever, severe headaches, diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal pain and unexplained bleeding (CDC, 2016 n.d.-b). The symptoms are discovered roughly between 2 -21 days after infection. The methodology employed in order to determine the magnitude the outbreak encompassed different aspects. There was laboratory tests, study design and patients, data analysis and ethical considerations played a vital role. Study was carried out around the suspected victims. Lab tests were done via use of victim’s blood or oral swap. Ethical considerations were employed to determine the response of public health to the outbreak and contain it. Data analysis was vital in order to relate each case to a certain geographical location. Data from center for disease, World health Organization, European center for Disease prevention and control, National Institute of health will play a critical role in this paper since it will back up the facts presented. The rationale behind choosing the topic is to assist in comprehending the methods employed by epidemiologists in order to understand diseases in populations determine what disease is affecting the population and finally employ measures to treat as well as prevent its future occurrence.
Ebola in West Africa
Outbreaks in Africa have been reported as early as 2007. The ailment was previously known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever which is capable of affecting both humans and primates. It has a couple of species which include the Sudan virus, Reston virus, Bundibugyo virus, Tae Forest virus and Ebola virus. Reston is common in the monkey species. Few cases have been reported regarding the outbreak since it was discovered ranging from around 1-400 annually. For instance, in Gulu villag.
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Topic: Ebola under Epidemiology
This topic interests me to a great extent because Ebola has been a deadly menace, ravaging the African continent and the world in general. According to World Health Organization (2015) the virus has so far claimed the lives of approximately 10,000 people. In addition, there is no single licensed vaccine to protect people against the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) even though there are various vaccines which are currently in development through clinical trials. New Ebola cases are being reported each and every day and unless something is done fast, the disease will continue to pose a threat to human life. It is therefore important to understand the various aspects of this lethal virus in order to continuously take proper precaution against it.
The Audience
The paper will target community members who do not have an in depth understanding of the Ebola Virus. It will help to dispel any existing myths and misconceptions relating to the illness. By doing this, the community members will also be able to understand the steps that are being taken by the government through agencies such as C.D.C to prevent and control against the Ebola virus by training medical responders as well as airport crew and workers. This will calm them down and hence avert the risk of a panic situation in the area; incase an individual from the community is suspected of being infected with the virus. Community engagement is the key to controlling outbreaks by applying a set of interventions such as contact tracing, social mobilization, proper lab practices and surveillance. It is therefore important to educate the community members adequately on all aspects of the virus in order to lessen casualty in case an outbreak occurs in the area.
Learning Objectives
This paper will sensitize individuals on the symptoms associated with Ebola. It will also equip the audience with measures that can be undertaken if they suspect a friend or a family member to be infected by the virus. In addition, the paper will explore various matters relating to the origin of the virus. This will enhance their knowledge of the topic. By doing this, the audience will be enlightened enough to pass the correct information to other people around them. Sensitizing community members about the Ebola virus will also ensure that they understand the severity of this outbreak and come up with ways that can be used to aid the worst hit countries.
Project Forum
The project will be in an article form characterized by captioned photos, graphs and charts to add depth to the topic.
Data Collection
I hope to collect data regarding the current Ebola situation in West Africa through interviews and polls. I will carry out an online interview with a friend who is currently volunteering to manage the Ebola Crisis in Sierra Leone. This will give me a firsthand impression of the Ebola situation in West Africa as well as shed light on the progress of Ebola medication within the region. I will also inq ...
The Ebola virus causes an acute, serious illness which is often fatal if untreated. Ebola virus disease (EVD) first appeared in 1976 in 2 simultaneous outbreaks, one in Nzara, Sudan, and the other in Yambuku, Democratic Republic of Congo. The latter occurred in a village near the Ebola River, from which the disease takes its name.
The current outbreak in west Africa, (first cases notified in March 2014), is the largest and most complex Ebola outbreak since the Ebola virus was first discovered in 1976. There have been more cases and deaths in this outbreak than all others combined. It has also spread between countries starting in Guinea then spreading across land borders to Sierra Leone and Liberia, by air (1 traveller only) to Nigeria, and by land (1 traveller) to Senegal.
The most severely affected countries, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia have very weak health systems, lacking human and infrastructural resources, having only recently emerged from long periods of conflict and instability. On August 8, the WHO Director-General declared this outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
A separate, unrelated Ebola outbreak began in Boende, Equateur, an isolated part of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The virus family Filoviridae includes 3 genera: Cuevavirus, Marburgvirus, and Ebolavirus. There are 5 species that have been identified: Zaire, Bundibugyo, Sudan, Reston and Taï Forest. The first 3, Bundibugyo ebolavirus, Zaire ebolavirus, and Sudan ebolavirus have been associated with large outbreaks in Africa. The virus causing the 2014 west African outbreak belongs to the Zaire species.
Ebola Outbreak in Liberia : August 2014Amit Bhagat
This report is about the Outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) (also known as Ebola Hemmorhagic fever) in Liberia, which occurred mainly in most parts of the West Africa starting from Guinea and reaching to heart of Sierra Leone, Liberia, Nigeria and most other places. EVD is an epidemic disease and also highly infectious. This disease is very severe, rare and deadly, with a fatality rate of approx 90%. There is no such cure or vaccine is present, only some experimental drugs have been using (till date). Thus, many organizations viz WHO, CDC, Red Cross etc are working for prevention and relief of patients to fight against this epidemic disease.
Similar to Nigeria’s Ebola Success Story, Rosemary Nwaebuni. #gijc15 (20)
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2. NIGERIA – BRIEF OVERVIEW
11 Oct., 2015
Presented by: ROSEMARY NWAEBUNI 2
Nigeria is located in the West African Sub-region. It
operates a Democratic Federal structure consisting of
36 states and a federal capital territory (Abuja). It is
made up of 774 Local Government Areas with a
population of about 170 million people; reputed as the
most populated black nation in the world.
3. What is Ebola?
Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), also known as Ebola Hemorrhage
Fever (EHF) is a rare but deadly infection that causes both
internal and external bleeding in humans.
Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a highly contagious illness that is
often fatal in humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys,
gorillas, and chimpanzees).
As the virus spreads through the body, it damages the immune
system and organs. Ultimately, it causes the level of blood-
clotting cells to drop, leading to severe, uncontrollable bleeding.
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4. Mode of Transmission
Transmission occurs through direct contact with
the skin or body fluids (blood or secretions) of an
infected person or animal (monkey, chimp and
bat). This occurs mostly during the late stages of
infection.
Those who care for Ebola-infected persons or
have contact with dead bodies resulting from
Ebola are more at risk or contacting the disease.
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5. Symptoms
Sudden onset of high fever that does not
respond to treatment for common causes of
fever.
Bleeding
Diarrhea
Severe abdominal pain
Headache
Nausea
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6. African Countries Hit by Ebola Prior to
Nigeria’s case
Sierra Leone
Liberia
Guinea
Ebola had killed about 632 persons across
these three countries before it hit Nigeria.
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7. Nigeria’s Proactive Initiative
In March, 2014 prior to the first Ebola case in Nigeria, the Federal
Ministry of Health issued a red alert, warning that the spread of Ebola
Virus Disease to neighboring West African countries had put the nation
in danger., urging persons with high fever, headache, severe abdominal
pain, diarrhea, and bleeding, especially with a history of travel to Guinea,
Sierra Leone or Liberia, to report to the health authorities at once for
observation and treatment. As at that time, number of infected
persons/casualty rate in other West African countries stood at 137 cases
and 86 deaths
Relevant authorities in all 36 States of the Federation and the Federal
Capita Territory were united in creating awareness and mobilizing
against the disease while collaborating with the West African Health
Organization (WAHO), World Health Organization (WHO), other
countries and development partners to strengthen the Nigeria’s
response capacity.
Prior to the first reported case of Ebola in Nigeria in July 2014, every
citizen both literate and non-literate alike already knew the danger and
risk of Ebola outbreak due to the massive awareness campaign carried
out across the country through the mass media.
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8. HOW EBOLA ENTERED NIGERIA
Ebola entered into Nigeria ON July 20,
2014,courtesy of Patrick Sawyer, a
Liberian citizen who was on official
trip to Nigeria to attend ECOWAS
meeting.
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9. 11 Oct., 2015
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How Nigeria Defeated Ebola
Media onslaught
The Nigerian media (print, electronic, social) played a fantastic role in creating
awareness on Ebola scourge. It provided wide coverage on the disease through
copious reportage and expository features, including mine.
Excellent Tracking Technique
Through the immigration records, co-passengers of Patrick Sawyer and those who
had contact with them were all traced and quarantine at the Ebola emergency
management centers across the country.
Effective Quarantining
Patrick Sawyers co-passenger and those who had contact with them were
quarantine and placed under surveillance and close monitoring. Those with
symptoms were treated of those symptoms. Their spouses were equally not left out.
Decontamination
There were prompt cordoning and decontamination of health institutions, facilities
and houses where persons with Ebola symptoms were traced to.
Proactive Measures
Prior to the first Ebola case, Ebola emergency Management Centers were
established in all states of the country with dedicated toll-free telephone numbers
which people can call to report suspected cases.
Adoption of isolated treatment method for each symptom of the disease
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Uncommon spirit of National Unity
The entire Nigerian populace was united in the fight against Ebola. They
shared a common sense of apprehension, considering that the disease
permitted no care from family members/loved ones, kills within a few
days, respects no social, political or economic status and has no cure.
The religious, political and ethnic affinities that tend to divide us as a
people were set aside to fight the disease to a standstill.
Copious publicity
There was vigorous and sustained campaign in mass media (TV, radio,
newspapers, hand bills, town criers, seminars town hall meetings, etc) by
all tiers of government (Federal, State and Local) well in advance of the
Ebola scourge, during the challenging period of the disease and even
after the country was declared Ebola-free by the WHO.
Preventive measures adopted by all and sundry
Due to wide publicity given to Ebola and its dangerous nature, all and
sundry including market women, school children, artisans etc, began to
adopt hygienic and preventive measures.
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Schools were closed down for several weeks. When they finally
reopened, pupils and students were compelled to follow established
hygienic and preventive measures put in place such as washing their
hands with tap water and anti-bacterial soap and applying hand
sanitizer – all made available at the entry points.
People began to wear hand gloves; even market women resorted to
wearing nylon on their hands before attending to customers.
Handshakes were reduced to the barest minimum and people carrying
signs on their chests with inscription: ‘handshakes prohibited, please’,
for the fear of contacting the disease.
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Effectively Treated Cases/Casualties
A total number of 19 persons were infected by
Ebola in Nigeria. Out of this number, 12 persons
were effectively treated but unfortunately, 7
patients died before Nigeria began to apply its
home made technology of isolated treatment.
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My Role in the Ebola Tragic Drama
I maintained consistent monitoring of the trends of casualties, infections and
deaths as relayed on different electronic media. I interface these information
with my telephonic fact findings from experts/care givers directly involved in
managing Ebola patients and then present my reports in feature formats in
my medium, The Pointer Newspaper.
I conducted interviews with health care practitioners on the dangers and
effective ways of preventing and managing Ebola virus. I networked and
maintained constant touch with Delta State Ministry of Health and health
institutions in the state to get update on the disease and measures put in
place to surmount it in the event that it surfaced in the state.
I equally networked with a couple of WHO representatives in my country
and in my state of residence for update from the Ebola management
centers.
I also monitored and reported behavioral and social changes in the state
engendered by the Ebola scare.
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Challenges
1. Lack of cooperation from interviewees.
2. Reluctance in answering calls on the parts of persons relevant in my
investigation.
3. Meeting Deadlines.
Skills Adopted to Overcome the Challenges
1. Exploring my array of contacts
2. Provoking controversy; that is, putting reluctant authorities on the
defensive.
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Free at Last!
On the 20th
day of October, 2014, exactly 93
days after the first confirmed case of Ebola in
the country, the WHO officially declared
Nigeria as an Ebola-free nation!
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Conclusion
Following its success story in effectively combating
Ebola in the most populated black territory of the
world, several advanced countries with better
health systems are now studying Nigeria’s home
made technology/method in order to improve their
own contact tracing capacity and treatment method
as part of their preparedness for any case of Ebola
importation.