Ebola, Bats and Evidence-Based Policy
No Thumbnail Available
Date
2015-08
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
EcoHealth
Abstract
At the time of writing,
West Africa
is
still dealing with
the worst
known Ebola
epidemic
.
Quite rightly,
the international focus has been on reducing the transmission rate of this dise
a
se until it is
eradicated from the human population. Once the epidemic curve has declined to this point, scientific
attention should be re
-
directed to the prevention of future zoonotic outbreaks. There already has
been much written on how the West African
epidemic might have been sparked, but speculation
often has been presented as fact and in some cases has been contrary to available evidence. Such
inaccurate reporting on
the
drivers
of the emergence of this epidemic
is unfortunate
,
as
this
can
influence p
olicy decisions
while failing
to identify how Ebola and other serious zoonoses should be
controlled
Description
Keywords
Ebola, zoonotic outbreaks, West Africa, bats, Viral phylogenetic, epidemiological
Citation
Wood, J. L., Cunningham, A. A., Suu-Ire, R. D., Jephcott, F. L., & Ntiamoa-Baidu, Y. (2015). Ebola, Bats and Evidence-Based Policy: Informing Ebola Policy. EcoHealth, 13 9-11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-015-1050-3